Early-Stage Melanoma Tumors Contain Clues to Metastatic Potential
Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteScientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have demonstrated that it’s possible – early in a tumor’s growth – to identify cancer genes that endow the tumor with the ability to metastasize. Testing the technique in melanoma skin cancer, they found six abnormal genes that are both cancer-causing and metastasis-promoting.