Squeezing through blood vessels helps melanoma cells survive and thrive
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When detached cancer cells squeeze through the tiniest blood vessels they can become prone to grow new tumours far from where they started, a blood flow simulation experiment suggests.
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Original Title: When melanoma cancer cells are forced through channels narrower than 10 micrometres, they begin to behave more like stem cells, gaining traits that could help them survive, spread, and form new tumours