Metas­tasis is the cause of approx­i­mately 90 percent of deaths among cancer patients. How does metas­tasis come about? And can we stop it? Research published by Dr. Ashagiri and his team in Biophysical Journal reveals how the abnormal protein-​​fiber scaf­folding of tumors and the agility of the cancer cells them­selves come together in a per­fect storm to enable the escape.