Looking backward in time to define the chronology of metastasis
Zheng Hu, Christina Curtis
Abstract
The timing of cancer metastasis has implications for treatment and prevention. Traditional forward-time views of metastasis assume it occurs late during evolution. However, looking backward in time reveals metastasis often occurs prior to clinical detection of primary tumors.
Topics & Concepts
MetastasisChronologyCancer metastasisCancerBiologyMedicineInternal medicinePaleontologyCancer Genomics and DiagnosticsBioinformatics and Genomic NetworksMathematical Biology Tumor Growth