Lung metastases are a devastating reality for over half of cancer patients whose tumors spread beyond their initial sites.
After a car accident in 2016, a 34 non-smoker was diagnosed with lung cancer, which is increasing in women under 65 says the ...
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.
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 in ...
In the context of lung adenocarcinoma, which is a major form of cancer originating from AT2 cells, understanding how aging affects stem cell behavior is essential for advancing cancer prevention ...