Are intra-mammary lymph nodes problematic? (i.e., can they become cancerous?) -- R.P. ANSWER: Lymph nodes are normal structures and are not problematic themselves. They often become enlarged when ...

In experiments with mouse tissue, UC San Francisco researchers have discovered that the adaptive immune system, generally associated with fighting infections, plays an active role in guiding the ...

Figure 1: Spontaneous expansion of mammary stem cell pool in ageing Timp1/Timp3 doubly deficient mammary glands. Figure 5: Mass spectrometry of basal cells identifies abnormal extracellular and ...

Although the process of mammary tumorigenesis requires multiple genetic events, it is unclear to what extent carcinogenesis proceeds through preferred secondary pathways following a specific ...