Why does cancer rarely spread to the heart? Researchers develop organ-on-a-chip platform to find out

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University of Toronto researchers developed a multi-organ-on-a-chip platform to study why cancer rarely metastasizes to the heart. The device may support cancer research and drug discovery.

Researchers from the University of Toronto have created a new multi-organ-on-a-chip device to investigate why the heart is one of the least common sites of cancer metastasis, creating new opportunities for cancer research and drug discovery.