Iron raider: Tumors in the bone marrow.
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Abstract
In this issue of Cell, Han et al. find that tumor cells metastasizing to the bone marrow hijack macrophages to seize iron from red blood cells. This metabolic plunder thereby fuels tumor progression while contributing to anemia.
Medical subject headings
- Iron
- Bone Marrow
- Neoplasms
- Bone Marrow Neoplasms