How breast cancer metastasizes, like 'a gang of thugs'

Dear bco friends,

For the past 20 months, I've been sharing news related to models of cancer metastasis and cancer as a biological, ecological and evolutionary process (free registration required)

Two recent press releases are specifically about breast cancer, so I'm sharing them here:

Shedding new light on breast cancer metastasis Study reveals how cancer cells travel together, like 'a gang of thugs'

Cancer Cells Travel Together to Forge 'Successful' Metastases Traveling cells may be intrinsically resistant to chemotherapy, cell study suggests

I find this stuff fascinating and if you do too, you may enjoy reading my much longer collection at the first link above.

warmest healing wishes for all, Stephanie