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Breast Cancer
Reports by C. Drapeau and co-researchers describe recent advances in breast cancer
April 30th, 2009
"Bone marrow-derived stem cells (BMDSC) have been implicated in tumor formation, though it is not clear whether they contribute to tumor growth. A novel mobilizer of BMDSC (StemEnhance (R); SE) was used to investigate whether its daily administration promotes tumor growth," scientists in the United States report. "Forty mice were surgically transplanted with human MDA-MB-435-GFP breast cancer into the mammary fat pad of nude mice. The mice were gavaged for six weeks with 300 mg/kg of SE. Tumor growth was monitored using live whole-body fluorescence imaging. At the end of the study, tumors were excised and weighed. At the start of the feeding trial, tumor areas for both...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-04-30)
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