Written by: Amanda Dunn From: uab.edu Early detection of breast cancer saves lives, but misconceptions often prevent people from getting the screenings needed. A University of Alabama at Birmingham expert shares tips on how to recognize when it is time for a screening. Stefanie Woodard, D.O., associate professor in the Department of Radiology, explains what influences screening recommendations and how …
Expansion stress enhances growth and migration of breast cancer cells
By: Christina Crowe From: uab.edu Expansion stress can have an alarming impact on breast cancer cells by creating conditions that could lead to dangerous acceleration of the disease, an interdisciplinary team of University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers has found. As breast tumors grow, biomechanical forces in the tumor microenvironment, or TME, cause elevated compression at the tumor interior, tension …