Breast Cancer Biology: The Multifaceted Roles of Mesenchymal Stem Cells

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Model of bone marrow and cell migration patterns by breast cancer cells. Breast cancer cells entering the bone marrow with mesenchymal stem cells aiding the entry of the cancer cells are shown. The figure also shows the migrations of cancer cells to other distant organs. Although mesenchymal stem cells might have roles in the migration of other organs, this mechanism by which this occurs is unclear.