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Breast Cancer
Researchers at Aarhus University release new data on breast cancer
January 22nd, 2009
"Epidemiological studies imply an association between circulating IGF1 and breast cancer. whereas the role of IGF2. which also acts oil the IGF1 receptor, is less settled. This study investigates the association between IGF2 and breast cancer in patients with localized disease," scientists in Aarhus, Denmark report. "The participants were women with well-characterized. early stage. localized breast cancer (n = 43) and matched healthy women (n=38), from whom fasting serum levels of IGF-related peptides were measured. In patients. mean Free IGF2 was increased (+ 57%. P<0.001), in spite of reduced total IGF2 levels (- 12%. P = 0.003) when Compared with controls....
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-01-22)
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