Scientists map breast cancer's spread routes

so I read the article. And this line got me:

"The researchers were also able to show that different regions of the breast tumors caused metastases in specific organs in the body."

That's great news. Because perhaps there will be a way to target those specific regions in the tumor to prevent metastasis and it'll be less invasive than MX. And more specific than rads. And not as all encompassing as chemo. Interesting. Also interesting new info about node involvement.

very interesting...thank you for sharing!

I like this part - sort of like the big bang! Conception of a tumor? but scary. I do hope our MO's get the news.

They also found that in certain cases it is a matter of an early explosion of cancer cells from the breast tumor that simultaneously gives rise to metastases in several different organs. The researchers were also able to show that different regions of the breast tumors caused metastases in specific organs in the body.