British Journal of Cancer,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
124(9), P. 1491 - 1502
Published: March 17, 2021
Abstract
Most
cancer
deaths
are
caused
by
metastasis:
recurrence
of
disease
disseminated
tumour
cells
at
sites
distant
from
the
primary
tumour.
Large
numbers
released
tumour,
even
during
early
stages
growth.
However,
only
a
minority
survive
as
potential
seeds
for
future
metastatic
outgrowths.
These
must
adapt
to
relatively
inhospitable
microenvironment,
evade
immune
surveillance
and
progress
micro-
macro-metastatic
stage
generate
secondary
A
pervasive
driver
this
transition
is
chronic
inflammatory
signalling
emanating
themselves.
signals
can
promote
migration
engagement
stem
progenitor
cell
function,
events
that
also
central
wound
healing
response.
In
review,
we
revisit
concept
non-healing
wound,
first
introduced
Virchow
in
19th
century,
with
new
cell-intrinsic
perspective
on
inflammation
focus
metastasis.
Cellular
responses
both
metastasis
tightly
regulated
crosstalk
surrounding
microenvironment.
Targeting
or
restoring
canonical
could
represent
novel
strategy
prevent
lethal
spread
cancer.
PLoS Biology,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
18(4), P. e3000670 - e3000670
Published: April 1, 2020
Despite
over
a
century
of
intensive
efforts,
the
great
gains
promised
by
War
on
Cancer
nearly
50
years
ago
have
not
materialized.
Since
1999,
we
analyzed
lack
progress
in
explaining
and
"curing"
cancer
examining
merits
premises
that
determine
how
is
understood
treated.
Our
ongoing
critical
analyses
aimed
at
clarifying
sources
misunderstandings
root
puzzle
while
providing
plausible
comprehensive
biomedical
perspective
as
well
new
theory
carcinogenesis
compatible
with
evolutionary
theory.
In
this
essay,
explain
theory,
tissue
organization
field
(TOFT),
can
help
chart
path
to
for
researchers
features
remain
unexplainable
from
still
hegemonic
somatic
mutation
(SMT)
its
variants.
Of
equal
significance,
underlying
TOFT
offer
perspectives
basic
biological
phenomena.
British Journal of Cancer,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
124(9), P. 1491 - 1502
Published: March 17, 2021
Abstract
Most
cancer
deaths
are
caused
by
metastasis:
recurrence
of
disease
disseminated
tumour
cells
at
sites
distant
from
the
primary
tumour.
Large
numbers
released
tumour,
even
during
early
stages
growth.
However,
only
a
minority
survive
as
potential
seeds
for
future
metastatic
outgrowths.
These
must
adapt
to
relatively
inhospitable
microenvironment,
evade
immune
surveillance
and
progress
micro-
macro-metastatic
stage
generate
secondary
A
pervasive
driver
this
transition
is
chronic
inflammatory
signalling
emanating
themselves.
signals
can
promote
migration
engagement
stem
progenitor
cell
function,
events
that
also
central
wound
healing
response.
In
review,
we
revisit
concept
non-healing
wound,
first
introduced
Virchow
in
19th
century,
with
new
cell-intrinsic
perspective
on
inflammation
focus
metastasis.
Cellular
responses
both
metastasis
tightly
regulated
crosstalk
surrounding
microenvironment.
Targeting
or
restoring
canonical
could
represent
novel
strategy
prevent
lethal
spread
cancer.