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Breast Cancer
Studies by A. Thielemann and co-authors describe new findings in breast cancer
August 21st, 2008
According to a study from Poznan, Poland, "The purpose of the study was to ascertain the value of assessment of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels and microvessel density, and to search for correlations between them, in women with breast cancer. The assessment considered factors such as the stage of clinical disease advancement-according to International Union Against Cancer, the grade of histological malignancy, status of axillary lymph nodes and the size of the primary tumour." "The concentration of VEGF was assessed in the plasma of 103 women with breast cancer, using an immunoenzymatic method (Quantikine test of R&D Systems). Assessment of microvessel...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-08-21)
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