Tumors backfire on chemotherapy

(Ecole Polytechnique F é d é rale de Lausanne) Chemotherapy is an effective treatment for breast cancer, yet some patients develop metastasis in spite of it. Researchers at EPFL have discovered that chemotherapy-treated mammary tumors produce small vesicles that may help them spread to other organs. The study is published in Nature Cell Biology.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news