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Breast Cancer
Breast tumor angiogenesis and hypoxia parallel findings in lymph node lesions
January 5th, 2006
Breast tumor angiogenesis and hypoxia parallel findings in lymph node lesions. According to recent research published in the British Journal of Cancer, "hypoxia and angiogenesis are important factors in breast cancer progression. Little is known of hypoxia and angiogenesis in lymph node metastases of breast cancer." "The aim of this study was to quantify hypoxia, by hypoxia-induced marker expression levels, and angiogenesis, by endothelial cell proliferation, comparing primary breast tumors and axillary lymph node metastases. Tissue sections of the primary tumor and a lymph node metastasis of 60 patients with breast cancer were...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-01-05)
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