Breast Cancer
Biomarkers predict risk for invasive breast cancer years before the tumor develops
Published in Women's Health Weekly, November 29th, 2007
A team of scientists from the University of California San Francisco has identified distinct molecular markers that predict whether or not a woman is likely to develop subsequent invasive cancer after initial diagnosis with a noninvasive form of early breast cancer. The research, published by Cell Press in the November issue of Cancer Cell, provides critical information that can be used to determine whether a woman should receive more or less aggressive therapy.
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