Science in 60+: Cancer’s Last Stand

Published on: November 03, 2025 By: Staff Reports

What causes patients with cancer to die? Learn what research reveals about the vascular system’s role in the final stage of life.

Groundbreaking research led by Matteo Ligorio, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Surgery and in the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Kelley Newcomer, M.D., Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, challenges the long-held belief that metastasis, or cancer spread, is the ultimate killer of cancer patients.