Deadly cancers show early, detectable differences from benign tumors

(Duke University Medical Center) Do metastatic cancer tumors 'break bad' or are they 'born bad'? In a study publishing the week of May 14 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers found that in the colorectal tumors they examined, invasive cancers are born to be bad, and this tendency can potentially be identified at early diagnosis.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news