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How cancer doesn't happen - Part 2

Our bodies can keep tumors at bay, even if our cells harbor cancer-driving mutations

Hutch News - August 15, 2022

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Rethinking why cancer doesn't happen - Part 1

Hutch scientists look beyond DNA to understand how our bodies stop tumors before they start and find new ways prevent cancer

Hutch News - August 15, 2022

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Slobodan Beronja Cyrus Ghajar Human Biology Public Health Sciences Cancer etiology - prevention - outcomes Skin Cancer metastatic breast cancer disseminated tumor cells cancer stem cells stem cell

Hutch scientists receive $25M to solve breast cancer metastasis

New collaboration will target dormant tumor cells, keeping them asleep (or killing them) so they won’t spread

Hutch News - July 27, 2022

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“Why doesn’t cancer metastasize to your muscles?”

From the Ghajar Lab, Breast & Ovary Cancer Program, Cancer Consortium

Science Spotlight - May 16, 2022

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Is it possible to prevent breast cancer metastasis?

Study reveals how blood vessels in the bone marrow protect dormant tumor cells, suggests a way to kill them in their sleep

Hutch News - January 21, 2019

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