Getting hepatitis C may lead to at least 2.5 times increased risk of getting renal & prostate cancer and lymphoma according to a new study.
LOS ANGELES (Jan. 31, 2014) - Researchers in the Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute discovered in pre-clinical models that dormant prostate cancer cells found in bone tissue can be reawakened, causing metastasis to other parts of the body. Understanding this mechanism of action may allow researchers to intervene prior to disease progression.
The new model, known as RapidCaP, reveals a cancer-gene 'switch' that drives metastasis
