seed and soil theory

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gptkbp:instanceOf scientific theory
gptkbp:citation gptkb:The_Lancet_(1889)
gptkbp:contrastsWith mechanical theory of metastasis
gptkbp:describes metastasis
gptkbp:field gptkb:medicine
oncology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label seed and soil theory
gptkbp:influenced modern cancer research
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Stephen_Paget
gptkbp:state metastasis depends on interaction between cancer cells (seed) and organ microenvironment (soil)
gptkbp:yearProposed 1889
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Stephen_Paget
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6