New Clues to Why Older Women are More Vulnerable to Breast Cancer
As women age, key breast cells ignore their surroundings, Berkeley Lab scientists find
Scientists from the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have gained more insights into why older women are more susceptible to breast cancer. They found that as women age, the cells responsible for maintaining healthy breast tissue stop responding to their immediate surroundings, including mechanical cues that should prompt them to suppress nearby tumors. (more…)