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Dead to me? Insights into a tumor’s necrotic core

Dead to me? Insights into a tumor’s necrotic core

Research from Cheung Lab reveals role for ‘dead zone’ within cancers as a launch system for metastatic spread
Hutch News - February 27, 2023
Immune cells share their insides with tumors to promote cancer spread

Immune cells share their insides with tumors to promote cancer spread

New study in zebrafish and mice shows immune cells interact with melanoma and transfer their contents to spur metastasis
Hutch News - December 04, 2017
New study estimates number of U.S. women living with metastatic breast cancer

New study estimates number of U.S. women living with metastatic breast cancer

First-ever estimate of women living with metastatic breast cancer shows these patients are living longer with disease
Hutch News - May 17, 2017
Inherited mutations tied to advanced prostate cancer

Inherited mutations tied to advanced prostate cancer

Genetic screening could help men with prostate cancer find better treatments — and alert family members to their own cancer risk
Hutch News - July 06, 2016
Shedding new light on breast cancer metastasis

Shedding new light on breast cancer metastasis

Study reveals how cancer cells travel together, like ‘a gang of thugs’
News Releases - February 01, 2016
Cyrus Ghajar receives $4.1M grant to study ways to prevent metastatic breast cancer

Cyrus Ghajar receives $4.1M grant to study ways to prevent metastatic breast cancer

Investigating two different approaches: keeping dormant cells asleep or destroying them altogether
News Releases - June 29, 2015
Study challenges previously held beliefs about the role of genetic mutations in colon cancer development

Study challenges previously held beliefs about the role of genetic mutations in colon cancer development

Discovery in mitochondrial DNA of colon cancer cells may open new avenues for cancer therapy, early detection and monitoring treatment response
News Releases - June 07, 2012
Brain cell migration may offer clues to cancer metatasis

Brain cell migration may offer clues to cancer metatasis

Cooper, Jossin find surprising new role for N-cadherin; finding could shed light on how normal and cancerous cells migrate within the body
Hutch News - April 25, 2011