How It Works
When studying their mouse models, the researchers found that the collagen surrounding the cancer cells tended to decrease over time. At a certain point, the cancer cells become active again. They also noted that this collagen from the tumor changes the body’s chemistry and then keeps the cancer dormant. It does this via a process called the signaling pathway, where the collagen becomes less wavy and more linear. When they disrupt this process, the cancer also becomes active yet again.