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Breast Cancer
Study finds chemical attraction makes HER2-positive breast cancer invade organs
December 16th, 2004
Researchers at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center have solved the mystery of why an aggressive form of HER2-positive breast cancer travels readily to a few key organs-lungs, liver and bone-where it then establishes new tumors. Findings may lead to strategies to block the deadly spread, they say. The study, published in the November issue of Cancer Cell, describes a lethal attraction between signals found on HER2-positive breast cancer cells and those on the surface of the organs-a magnetism that explains why this form of breast cancer, which affects up to 30% of patients, can be so invasive. The vast majority of women who die from HER2-positive...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2004-12-16)
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