More structural protein can make tumors softer, the inverse of how lab tumors are made, study finds
May 06, 2026
May 06, 2026
CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, May 6 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news:
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More structural protein can make tumors softer, the inverse of how lab tumors are made, study finds
Higher levels of the structural proteins collagen and fibrin around a tumor counterintuitively make the tissue softer -the opposite of conventional thinking, a new study shows. Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign found that . . .
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More structural protein can make tumors softer, the inverse of how lab tumors are made, study finds
Higher levels of the structural proteins collagen and fibrin around a tumor counterintuitively make the tissue softer -the opposite of conventional thinking, a new study shows. Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign found that . . .