Breast Cancer
Researchers' work from the United States, Spain and Italy adds to breast cancer body of knowledge
Published in Women's Health Weekly, May 15th, 2006
Study 1: A recent study suggests an association between ATM and the development of Grade 3 fibrosis in breast cancer patients treated with radiotherapy.
Scientists in the United States conducted a study "to examine the hypothesis that women who are carriers of genetic alterations in the ATM gene are more likely to develop subcutaneous fibrosis after radiotherapy for treatment of breast cancer compared with patients who do not possess DNA sequence variations in this gene."
"DNA samples isolated from fibroblast cell lines...
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