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Breast Cancer
Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer
May 12th, 2005
Breast cancer data are the focus of recent research from the United States. Study 1: Specialists in nuclear medicine at Yeshiva University's Albert Einstein College of Medicine report that in a mouse model of breast cancer, positron therapy with F-18-2-deoxy-2-fluoro-D-glucose significantly prolonged survival and decreased mammary tumor growth rate compared to controls. R.M. Moadel and colleagues wrote, "Novel therapies are needed for [breast cancer] patients when standard treatments are ineffective. We have recently shown on a cellular level the therapeutic potential of positrons in malignancy. Here, we report for the first time positron therapy...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-05-12)
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