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Breast Cancer
New research on breast cancer from National Taiwan University summarized
May 1st, 2008
"Early detection of breast cancer can improve disease mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of serum biomarkers in the detection of primary breast cancer and lymph node metastatic status," scientists in Taipei, Taiwan report. "Serum samples were obtained from 55 female patients with breast cancer and 39 women without breast cancer. For these subjects, clinicopathological data were collected and serum levels of carcinoembryonic antigen, breast cancer-specific cancer antigen 15.3 (CA15-3), tissue polypeptide-specific antigen (TPS), soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) were assayed....
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-05-01)
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