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COX-2
Enzyme may compound the spread of breast cancer in women
July 4th, 2002
by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Cyclo-oxygenase (COX)-2, an enzyme well-known for aggravating arthritis, may also be responsible for facilitating the spread of breast cancers. That's what researchers have decided after performing exhaustive analyses on the tumors and tissues of 46 patients diagnosed with breast cancers known as invasive ductal breast carcinoma. The researchers work at several facilities in Porto, Portugal, where they assessed COX-2 expression and its correlation with angiogenesis in breast cancer. Angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels, supports metastasis by enabling vascular invasion and facilitating the...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2002-07-04)
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