{
  "id": 9402598,
  "title": "Collagen scaffolding helps cancer cells survive inside nutrient-starved tumors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/collagen-scaffolding-helps-cancer-cells-survive-inside-nutrient",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-23T19:40:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-collagen-scaffolding-cancer-cells-survive.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In a study focused on aggressive breast and pancreatic cancers, scientists have discovered how tumors surrounded by a protective \"scaffold\" of dense, scar-like tissue manage to thrive—despite the scaffold severely restricting the blood supply and nutrient delivery essential for growth.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}