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Breast Disease
Researchers at Dokuz Eylul University, Medical Department target breast disease
May 7th, 2009
According to recent research published in the journal Biological Trace Element Research, "Gross cystic breast disease (GCBD) is one of the most common breast diseases, and women with apocrine (type I) cysts are at higher risk of developing breast cancer than women with flattened (type II) cysts. Type I cysts contain fluid with an electrolyte composition similar to that of intracellular fluid (Na/K ratio < 3), whereas type II cysts fluid's content resembles that of plasma (Na/K ratio > 3)." "The electrolyte composition of breast cyst fluid (BCF) has been investigated intensively; however, there have been only a few studies in literature reporting the content...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-05-07)
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