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A coat of fat and sugar helps cancer cells to spread (Heinzelmann Lab)

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Tissue sample of an ovarian carcinoma: tumor cells are stained green, immune cells red and cell nuclei blue. (Image: Ricardo Coelho, University of Basel / University Hospital Basel)

Changes to tumor cells during metastasis depend on certain molecules on the cell surface. Here, the importance of “glycolipids” in the spread of ovarian cancer has been deciphered by a Basel-led international team. These findings could pave the way for new treatment methods.

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