How breast cancer uses exosomes to metastasize to the brain

ScienceDaily
Sep 12, 2019, 3:34 pm167 pts
In breast cancer, metastases to the brain often spell a death sentence; many women survive for less than a year after diagnosis. A new study reveals how the cancer is able to cross the blood-brain-barrier: by sending out exosomes that hijack the natural cell process of transcytosis, tricking the cells in the…

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