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. 2021:1187:183-204.
doi: 10.1007/978-981-32-9620-6_9.

Breast Cancer Metastasis

Mi Young Kim  1
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Breast Cancer Metastasis

Mi Young Kim. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2021.

Abstract

Owing to increased awareness of the importance of mammogram and advances in surgical technology, survival rate of patients with primary breast cancer has dramatically increased. Despite all these advances in breast cancer treatment, there are no currently available treatments for this disease once it metastasizes to distant organs including bones, lungs, brain, and liver. This is mainly attributed to the complexity of metastatic process. Recent advances in technology enabled cancer biologists to dissect each step of the metastatic process, and this led to discovery of major players and molecules in this process. In this section, we will discuss recent discovery and advances in the field of breast cancer metastasis research.

Keywords: Breast cancer metastasis; Immune cells; Metastasis mechanisms; Metastasis model; Pre-metastatic niche.

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