Conditions & Recovery · NCI Cancer Currents Blog · April 10, 2025

Expanding Research on Dormant Cancer Cells Aims to Prevent Metastasis

Some cancers come back many years after successful treatment, often as metastatic disease. Researchers believe if and how this happens is heavily influenced by dormant cancer cells and their interaction with the immune system.

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