Breast-cancer cells enlist nerves to spread throughout the body

Surprising results show that ‘sensory’ nerves, which carry information to the brain, have a direct role in helping tumours to metastasize.

How cancer hijacks the nervous system to grow and spread

A new wave of research is unpicking the relationship between cancer and neurons — and looking for ways to stop the crosstalk.

Breast cancer often spreads to the spine — newfound stem cell can explain why

A stem cell that contributes to vertebra formation also encourages the growth of tumours that move to the backbone from elsewhere

RNA-mediated double-strand break repair by end-joining mechanisms