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Preventing Cancer Metastatis
• Next Big Future - Brian WangThis could be the key to preventing or stopping cancer metastasis which is the primary cause of death due to cancer.
99% of breast cancer patients survive five years after diagnosis, only 29% do if the cancer has metastasized, according to current numbers from the National Cancer Institute.
Two mechanisms, no side effects
Kang and his colleagues have shown that MTDH has two primary mechanisms: it helps tumors survive stresses they commonly experience as they grow or under the treatment of chemotherapy, plus it muzzles the alarm cry coming from organs invaded by tumors.