Metastatic breast cancer cells in the bone marrow microenvironment: novel insights into oncoprotection

• Main Authors: Shyam A. Patel (Author), Karim Y. Helmy (Author), Meneka A. Dave (Author), Raghav G. Murthy (Author), Pranela Rameshwar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2011-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Among all cancers, malignancies of the breast are the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States after carcinoma of the lung. One of the major factors considered when assessing the prognosis of breast cancer patients is whether the tumor has metastasized to distant organs. Although th...