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Breast Cancer
Recent studies add new data to breast cancer research
June 23rd, 2005
Investigators in India and the United States have published new breast cancer data. Study 1: According to a study from India, "Metabolic activation and inactivation of potential genotoxic agents occur by Phase I and Phase 11 enzymes in multiple interactions. An expanding body of literature demonstrates that ethnic differences in breast cancer incidence may be partly caused by host genetic factors particularly genetic polymorphisms of these carcinogen-metabolizing enzymes." Researchers at the Regional Cancer Center in Kerala, India, conducted a case-control study to identify "such low penetrance breast cancer susceptibility genes in 224 Indian women...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-06-23)
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