Scientists Learning How to Better Suppress Brain Metastasis Damage

Researchers are closer to fixing the damage brought on by brain metastasis, a major challenge in cancer treatment, according to data published in Cancer Research, an American Association for Cancer Research journal.

“We are making progress from the neck down in cancer treatment, but brain metastases are increasing and are often a primary reason patients with breast cancer do not survive,” said Patricia S. Steeg, PhD, head of the Women’s Cancers Section at the National Cancer Institute’s Center for Cancer Research. For more information, click here to read the full release.