Why the Heart Rarely Gets Cancer: New Research on Mechanical Force, Chromatin Organisation, and the Implications for Oncology and Biomedical Policy
A landmark study published in the journal Science has proposed a compelling mechanobiological explanation for one of medicine’s most enduring puzzles: why tumours of the heart are extraordinarily rare despite the organ being constantly exposed to circulating cancer cells in the bloodstream. The research, led by Giulio Ciucci and colleagues at the International Centre for…