As with results of their earlier studies, the investigators found that the higher the expression of this protein, the more aggressive the cancer, which is determined by how the cells invade other tissue types and their ability to form tumors in laboratory models of cancers. (sciencedaily.com)
However, cancer cells often invade other tissues where the availability of certain nutrients is drastically different or grow so quickly that the blood supply, and the accessibility to oxygen and other nutrients that comes with it, becomes scarce. (wistar.org)
Though we do not know what causes lymphoma, it occurs when there is a change within the lymphocyte that causes it to become destructive and capable of reproducing without limits, and even invading other tissues. (vetspecialists.com)