Adaptation versus selection: the origins of metastatic behavior.

During the formation of a primary tumor, premalignant cells acquire a series of genetic and epigenetic changes that enable them to proliferate in the absence of growth factors, to resist proapoptotic stimuli, and to stimulate angiogenesis ( [1][1]). Each of these acquired traits confers a distinct

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