More than half of cancer patients in whom the cancer spreads beyond the primary site have lung metastases. What makes the lungs such a tempting place for cancer cells? To find out, the team of Prof.

A new study by researchers from the Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (VIB)-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology (CCB), Belgium, has identified one reason lung metastases are so common ...

New research reveals why cancer often spreads to the lungs, identifying elevated aspartate levels as a key factor in aiding tumor growth. Published in Nature, the study shows how this amino acid ...

#medindia #cancer #metastasis’ More than half of cancer patients in whom the cancer spreads beyond the primary site have lung metastases. What makes the lungs such a tempting place for cancer cells?

Metastatic lung cancer develops primarily in the lungs and later spreads to distant organs and tissues. It can also be referred to as advanced lung cancer or end-stage lung cancer due to the ...

Sarah-Maria Fendt (VIB-KU Leuven) and colleagues have uncovered that the availability of the amino acid aspartate is one reason why the lung is a frequent organ of metastasis. Their work appears ...