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Fatty acids prime the lung as a site for tumour spread

Laura V. Pinheiro and Kathryn E. Wellen ()

Nature, 2023, vol. 615, issue 7951, 224-225

Abstract: The mechanisms that enable the deadly spread of cancer are not fully understood. It emerges that tumours can signal to the lung to manipulate lipids and so prime the organ to support tumour cells that subsequently spread there.

Keywords: Cancer; Metabolism; Medical research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-023-00538-8

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