Necrotic core — even the name sounds creepy. But what it does in the realm of cancer spread is creepier still. New research by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center molecular biologist Ami Yamamoto in the ...

When you have painful inflammation in your joints from arthritis, high levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) may be one reason why. Your doctor may order a blood test to check your TNF levels or ...

"Tumor necrotic cores are a fairly common phenomenon, but they haven't been linked to cancer metastasis until recently," said lead author Ami Yamamoto, a Fred Hutch graduate student working in the ...