A surprising discovery about the physical properties of cancer cells could help improve a new diagnostic approach —a liquid biopsy— that detects, measures, and evaluates cancer cells in blood. Cancer cells circulating in the bloodstream can form metastases. Detecting these rare circulating cancer cells in a blood sample is much less invasive than a standard tumor biopsy, and could prove useful for monitoring cancer progression and detecting recurrence. Read more here.
Study mentioned: Barnes JM, et al. Resistance to Fluid Shear Stress Is a Conserved Biophysical Property of Malignant Cells. PLoS ONE. 2012; 7(12):e50973.
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