A new hypothesis: some metastases are the result of inflammatory processes by adapted cells, especially adapted immune cells at sites of inflammation [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

There is an old hypothesis that metastasis is the result of migration of tumor cells from the tumor to a distant site. In this article, we propose another mechanism for metastasis, for cancers that are initiated at the site of chronic inflammation. We suggest that cells at the site of chronic inflam...

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Main Author: Leili Shahriyari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2016-02-01
Series:F1000Research
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Online Access:http://f1000research.com/articles/5-175/v1

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