Tumor Invasion

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses how tumor invasion and metastasis of cancer is one of the most deadly processes in the world today. Once the cancer has metastasized to other organs, the chances of successful recovery are greatly reduced. It looks at the importance for a patient with a prior history of cancer to have regular checkups and to understand which cancers commonly metastasize to certain organs, thus increasing the chances of survival of this dangerous killer.

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Introduction
Tumor Invasion
Metastasis
ATX
Metastasis Messages
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Metastasis is controlled in part "by messages embedded in the organs to which cancer spreads. Elements of the signals stimulating metastasis may come not from the tumor cells themselves but from the microenvironment (Couzin, 2003)." Cancer cells are able to identify the location of the new tumor and thrive. Specific cancers have been found to favor specific site, as seen in "breast cancer which prefers the lungs and bone, and colon cancer which favors the liver (Couzin, 2003)." Stephen Paget, a British surgeon in 1889 developed the "seed and soil" theory, which "argues that metastasis depends on matching certain types of "seeds," or cancer cells, with "soils" in which they are likely to grow (Couzin, 2003).? "

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