Secondary breast cancer, also known as metastatic breast cancer, is when tumour cells which started in the breast move to other parts of the body. Some 35,000 people are thought to be living with the disease – some 35 per cent of women who get breast cancer will be diagnosed with secondary cancer within 10 years. While primary breast cancer can usually be operated on or cured with drugs or radiation, secondary cancer is incurable. Source: Breast Cancer Care and Breast Cancer NowTwo samples of human breast tumours were examined for the study, published in the journal Frontiers in Oncology. A tiny proportion of the cells - now branded energetic cancer stem cells (eCSC) - had much more energy than the others.

Source: Daily Mail February 04, 2019 17:14 UTC