“Hedgehog” Proteins May Indicate Spread Of Prostate Cancer

An estimated one in six prostate cancer tumors has the potential to spread to other parts of the body, but there is no way to tell which cancers are likely to spread. Researchers now report that activity of a protein signaling system known as Hedgehog may indicate which cancers are likely to metastasize and which are likely to remain localized.

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