Breast Cancer

Research Focuses on Minimally Invasive Techniques

Published in Women's Health Weekly, June 29th, 2000

New technologies presented at the "Era of Hope" U.S. Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program meeting, in Atlanta, Georgia, feature minimally invasive procedures and promising approaches that could change standard practices in breast cancer screening and treatment.

Research presented at the conference on June 10 identified a new technique that may allow clinicians to obtain cells from the same breast ducts over time, which could make it possible to determine the presence of pre-cancerous abnormalities in high-risk women, potentially years before mammographically detectable lesions develop.

"Scientists have known that all breast cancers...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2000-06-29)

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