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Inflaming metastasis

Nature volume 457, pages 36–37 (2009)Cite this article

Cancer can be defined by six hallmarks, including uncontrollable growth, immortality and the ability to invade other tissues. Increasing evidence suggests that a seventh feature should make this list — inflammation.

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Figure 1: The hallmarks of cancer.

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