Women's Health Weekly
Welcome to NewsRx!
Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of Women's Health Weekly
We're a pay-per-view site for premium content. If you'd like to purchase this article, it's only $3.00.
Breast Cancer
New breast cancer study findings have been reported by investigators at McGill University, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research
March 13th, 2008
Data detailed in 'Plasma stromal cell-derived factor-1: host derived marker predictive of distant metastasis in breast cancer' have been presented. "Homing of breast cancer cells to metastatic sites may be regulated by the production of stromal cell-derived factor (SDF)-1 by specific target organs, which attracts CXCR4-expressing breast cancer cells. We investigated the value of SDF-1 as a predictive blood marker of distant metastasis in breast cancer, together with a common polymorphism of SDF-1, SDF-1-3'A," researchers in Montreal, Canada report. "Plasma samples were collected prospectively for 270 consecutive primary breast cancer patients with a median follow-up of...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-03-13)
|
