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University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Protein predicts development of invasive breast cancer in women with DCIS, Penn study shows
June 11th, 2009
Women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) who exhibit an overexpression of the protein HER2/neu have a six-fold increase in risk of invasive breast cancer, according to a new study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. The results, published in the May issue of the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, may help clinicians distinguish between DCIS that requires minimal treatment and DCIS that should be treated more aggressively. "Not all DCIS is the same," says Brian Czerniecki, MD, PhD, Co-Director of the Rena Rowan Breast Center at the University of Pennsylvania and Surgical Director of the Immunotherapy Program for the Abramson...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-06-11)
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