Breast cancer breakthrough

Scientists have successfully blocked breast cancer cells from entering and hiding in the bones of mice, where the disease can survive chemotherapy. Researchers at Duke University have devised a method of flushing breast cancer cells out of bone marrow in mice, making them easier to eradicate.The findings, published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, heralds the prospect of similar trials in humans and has prompted hopes that one of the most devastating characteristics of breast canc...