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Breast Cancer
Researchers identify gene set linked to breast cancer's spread to lungs
September 1st, 2005
In a potential advance for the treatment of aggressive breast cancer, scientists at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) have identified a set of genes in breast tumors that appear to predict if the disease will spread to the lungs and, once there, how virulent it will become. The findings shed new light on the biology of breast cancer metastasis, and could lead to a possible prognostic tool and new targets for breast cancer treatment. The findings appear in the July 28, 2005, issue of Nature. In a 2003 study, Joan Massagu, PhD, chairman, Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, at MSKCC and his colleagues identified a gene pattern in...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-09-01)
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