Malignant network makes brain cancer resistant

Glioblastoma is the most malignant type of brain cancer. Scientists have now reported that glioblastoma cells are connected to each other by long cellular extensions. The cancer cells use this network for communication, thus protecting themselves from damage inflicted by therapy. When the researchers blocked the network formation, the cancer cells invaded the brain less successfully, and responded better to radiation therapy.

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