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Researchers discover the "seeds" that colonize organs during breast cancer metastasis.

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A woman undergoing breast reconstruction after breast cancer, in a file photo.Xavier Bertral

A study by the Hospital del Mar Research Institute has identified the "seeds" of breast cancer metastasis, proteins (TIM-3) that help early malignant cells survive and, later, colonize new organs. This discovery opens the door to therapies to block them.