Charity News from Friday, Dec. 19, 2003Spreading Cancer Survives Via Signals From Nearby Blood Vessels Long Before New Vessels Are GrownDuke University Medical Center | In one of the clearest models of cancer metastasis, scientists have shown that spreading cancer cells receive growth-sustaining signals from nearby blood vessels telling them where to go for permanent nourishment and oxygen. Mayo Clinic to Provide Transplant Services for CIGNA HealthCare Members Mayo Clinic | Mayo Clinic and the CIGNA LIFESOURCE Transplant Network recently announced an agreement that will enable the 12 million members of CIGNA HealthCare to utilize Mayo Clinic for liver, kidney, kidney/pancreas, pancreas and lung transplant services.
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