Genes Predict Chances of Breast Cancer's Spread
Finding could help docs tailor treatments even further, researchers say. In a finding that could help doctors fine-tune breast cancer treatments even further, a new study confirms that there are genes that increase the likelihood that the disease will spread throughout a woman's body.
Scientists from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), building upon earlier research, found in both mice and human breast tumor samples that a certain gene signature predicted the chance of metastasis. Many experts have believed that metastasis is primarily the result of non-inherited mutations in cancerous tissue.
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