Scientists find breast cancer cells hiding behind protective “shields”

Researchers from the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS), Imperial College London, and UCL Genetics Institute have built a detailed cellular map of breast tumors, revealing separate regions filled with actively dividing cancer cells and others containing dormant cells. Published in Genome Medicine, the findings show that these inactive cancer cells are often surrounded by immune and connective tissue cells that may help protect them from treatment.

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