Stress fuels cancer spread by triggering master gene

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A new study from the US published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation finds that activation of a master gene called ATF3 that is important for helping cells adapt to stress may be involved in helping breast, and possibly other cancers spread to other parts of the body (metastasis)...

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[sdstarfish]

That's really interesting - I hadn't read that there may be a specific 'stress gene' involved. All the more reason to find down-time for ourselves - relaxation is a form of medicine.