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Breast Cancer
Company forms alliance with Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization
August 11th, 2005
Cytyc Corp. (CYTC) announced a partnership in support of its MammoSite Radiation Therapy System with Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization. Y-ME is a patient-advocacy group whose mission is to ensure that no one faces breast cancer alone. The purpose of the alliance is to broaden public understanding of less-invasive treatment options for early-stage breast cancer. The program will include education on the benefits of partial breast irradiation (PBI) and breast-conserving therapy. MammoSite Radiation Therapy, according to the company the most widely-practiced form of partial breast irradiation, has been used to treat thousands of women at hundreds...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-08-11)
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