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Breast Cancer
Research in breast cancer provides new insights
October 6th, 2005
Reports from Germany, Japan and the United States highlight recent research on breast cancer. Study 1: The BMP/SMAD pathway may be involved in the progression of estrogen receptor-positive breast tumors. "Estrogen receptor expression is generally a sign of better tumor differentiation and comparatively good clinical outcome in invasive breast cancer," oncologists in Germany explained. "However, estrogen receptor-positive, poorly differentiated carcinomas with a poor clinical outcome exist." "The underlying genetic mechanisms and the genes involved remain obscure, even though chromosome 7p gains seem to be associated with these...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-10-06)
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