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NYU Medical Center begins validation study on early detection breast cancer test.
2004 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Power3 Medical Products, Inc. (OTCBB: PWRM) announced institutional review board (IRB) approval from New York University Medical Center to begin the clinical validation studies on the company's NAF Test for the early detection of breast cancer.
This is part of a three-site clinical validation trial being conducted by Power3. NYU Medical Center and Principle Investigator, Dr. David Fishman, in collaboration with Dr. Ira L. Goldknopf, chief scientific officer and the scientific team at Power3 Medical, have agreed to begin the trials with the company's NAF Test which analyzes fluid from the breast milk ducts, called nipple aspirate fluid to monitor groups of breast cancer related protein biomarkers.
Fishman is a world-renowned expert in gynecologic oncology who has helped to advance the understanding of how ovarian cancer spreads. For the past 5 years, he has been director of the U.S. National Cancer Institute's (NCI) National Ovarian Cancer Early Detection Program.
According to Fishman, "Early detection is critical because it not only saves lives but may also prevent the need for chemotherapy and extensive surgery. It is our hope that we will be able to shift the paradigm in cancer diagnosis from the detection of ...
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