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Presence of protein may signal metastases.(Brief Article)
1902 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at the Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) Cancer Institute have found that a protein in human breast cancer indicates the disease has or will likely spread throughout the body.
Currently, a patient with a diagnosis of early or lymph node-negative breast cancer (isolated to one tumor) has about a 20-30% chance of metastasis. When the suspect protein was found to be present in human breast cancer tissue, the probability of metastasis tripled.
"In terms of prognostic markers in breast cancer, this finding is significant," said Gail Clinton, PhD, associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology in the OHSU School of Medicine, and author of the study. "Since metastasis can kill breast cancer patients, this may prove to be a lifesaving indicator for many patients."
The study appears in the February 2002 issue of Clinical Cancer Research, and is featured on the journal's cover. Research ...
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