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    Breast cancer modifies the lymphatic vessels through which it travels to lymph nodes, from where it can spread elsewhere in the body. The cancer cells use the Matrix Gla protein to bind to lymphatic vessels. The discovery enables developing targeted therapies that prevent this process.
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    Breast cancer modifies the lymphatic vessels through which it travels to lymph nodes, from where it can spread elsewhere in the body. The cancer cells use the Matrix Gla protein to bind to lymphatic vessels. The discovery enables developing targeted therapies that prevent this process.


    Breast cancer modifies the lymphatic vessels through which it travels to lymph nodes, from where it can spread elsewhere in the body. The cancer cells use the Matrix Gla protein to bind to lymphatic vessels. The discovery enables developing targeted therapies that prevent this process.

    https://www.utu.fi/en/news/press-release/breast-cancer-remodels-lymphatic-vessels-to-accelerate-its-spreading

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    2. ImTallButNotTooTall on

      I’m not going to read the article because I just want to hold onto the hope that this will meaningfully reduce metastasis. This sounds incredible and I’d just like to bask in that for a while.