Scientists uncover how cancer cells use the body's tissue framework to spread, potentially leading to new treatments.

Scientists have discovered how cancer cells use the extracellular matrix (ECM) to spread throughout the body. The ECM, which surrounds tumors, can alter cancer cells' shape and mobility, allowing them to escape and spread. This finding, published in Nature Communications, could help identify aggressive cancers early and lead to new treatments targeting the ECM and genes influencing cell shape changes.

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