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Breast Cancer
Data from E. Blot and colleagues advance knowledge in breast cancer
June 26th, 2008
According to a study from Rouen, France, "CXC chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) has been reported to be involved in organ-specific homing of breast cancer-derived metastasis. We investigated CXCR4 expression by immunohistochemistry as a possible new prognostic factor for primary breast cancer." "Two groups of women treated for breast cancer in 1991 at the Centre for the fight against cancer of Upper Normandy-France (Centre de Lutte contre le Cancer de Haute Normandie) were assessed retrospectively. CXCR4 expression was evaluated using standard immunohistochemistry. Usual prognostic factors were recorded in the computer database. Final date of follow-up was December 31, 2001....
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-06-26)
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