- A protein that breast, lung and other cancers use to promote their spread to the brain has been identified by a team of scientists in the United States. According to an article published in the Science Daily, scientists found that this particular protein, which they call CEMIP, prompts blood vessel and resident immune cells in the brain to produce inflammatory molecules, which in turn support the survival and progression of cancer cells to form brain tumors. The test conducted on patients with breast and lung tumors showed that the protein manages to restrain cancer cells and prevent them from spreading to the brain, a process called metastasis. Scientists discovered that higher CEMIP production causes cancerous cells to spread to the brain, and if the production of this protein is limited, it is highly likely that metastasis can be prevented. Daily Sabah
Scientists identify protein that could stop spread of cancer cells
