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Tumor cells prefer easy way out, study shows | Cornell Chronicle
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Skip to main content. August 21, 2016. Science, Tech and Medicine. Business, Law and Society. April 23, 2015. Tumor cells prefer easy way out, study shows. Tumor cells become lethal when they spread. Researchers have thought they might migrate by brute force, actively pushing through tissue in their way, but it turns out tumor cells may be more methodical. Cornell biomedical engineers report in a new study that tumor cells take advantage of already-cleared paths to migrate unimpeded. Numerous groups, inc...