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Breast Cancer
Cell proliferation signature linked to extremely poor outcome in breast cancer
July 7th, 2005
A cell proliferation signature could be associated with extremely poor outcome in a subpopulation of breast cancer patients. According to recent research published in the journal Cancer Research, "Breast cancer comprises a group of distinct subtypes that despite having similar histologic appearances, have very different metastatic potentials. Being able to identify the biological driving force, even for a subset of patients, is crucially important given the large population of women diagnosed with breast cancer." "Here, we show that within a subset of patients characterized by relatively high estrogen receptor expression for their age, the...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-07-07)
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