Breast Cancer

Studies from Kochi University, Medical Department in the area of breast cancer described

Published in Women's Health Weekly, June 12th, 2008

"Breast reconstruction after breast-conservation surgery is an important issue for breast cancer patients. Various factors are associated with complications, of which blood flow is one of the more important," scientists writing in the journal Oncology Reports report.

"The perforating branches of the internal thoracic artery (ITA) are key contributors to blood flow in the anterior chest wall. The present study examined the distributions and depths of the perforating branches of the internal thoracic artery using a multi-detector row-computed tomography (MDCT) angiography. The subjects in this prospective study comprised of 38 women with suspected breast cancer who...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-06-12)

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