Radiation may spark tissue changes that help triple-negative breast cancer return

While radiation therapy is an effective tool to destroy cancer cells, a new study from Vanderbilt researchers suggests that in an aggressive form of breast cancer, it may also trigger a protective cellular response that may explain why our current therapies fail some patients. The research was led by Marjan Rafat, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and biomedical engineering, and is published in Cell Reports.