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Breast cancer study receives Susan G. Komen award
June 30th, 2005
A research study at Boston Biomedical Research Institute targeting a key protein in the uncontrolled production of breast cancer cells has received the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation award. This approach by Boston Biomedical's Dr. Ruben Rene Gonzalez focuses on leptin, a protein which has been shown to promote both the proliferation of cancer cells and the formation of new blood vessels necessary for cancer growth, a process known as angiogenesis. Although primarily known for its roles in obesity and reproduction, the protein leptin has recently been linked to breast cancer. "Because of leptin's active role in recruiting blood vessels for...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-06-30)
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