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University of Utah Health Sciences
New test for breast cancer will help guide treatment choices
February 26th, 2009
One in eight women in the United States will receive a diagnosis of breast cancer in their lifetime, and it is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in women. Now a new test will help physicians determine the best possible treatment for each patient. "Our research shows that there is a subset of women who can be cured without getting any treatment at all, other than a lumpectomy," explains Philip Bernard, M.D., an investigator at the University of Utah's Huntsman Cancer Institute and one of the senior authors on a multicenter study published in the Feb. 9 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. "In women whose tumors have spread, we can predict with very...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-02-26)
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