metastasis
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Cells are analyzed, their RNA is sequenced, and a metastasis risk score is quickly generated and shared securely with doctors and patients through an encrypted platform.
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026
One triggered epithelial-mesenchymal transition, an essential step in cancer progression and metastasis.
From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026
This early nerve invasion raises the risk of metastasis and is closely tied to how aggressive the disease becomes.
From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2026
Additional experiments showed that the compounds reduced cancer cell migration, an important finding because metastasis is a major cause of death in ovarian cancer.
From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2025
New growths which originate in the skeleton are spoken of as primary tumours; those which invade the bones, either by metastasis from other parts of the body or by spread from adjacent tissues, as secondary.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
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Cell Biology - Middle School
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Cell Biology - High School
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