Slow-dividing breast cancer cells may explain relapses decades after treatment

A new study by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research has uncovered a hidden mechanism explaining why breast cancer can return many years after successful treatment. Published in Nature Communications, the research reveals rogue cells that change their programming to allow them to divide at a remarkably slow pace, meaning they could form microscopic tumors that silently tick away in distant organs, evading detection for decades.

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