Doctors Can Unmask Deceptive High Risk Breast Tumors Using Genetic Profile

A unique genetic signature can alert physicians to high-risk breast tumors that are masquerading as low-risk tumors, according to research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and collaborating institutions. Although these tumors are apparently estrogen-receptor positive meaning they should depend on estrogen to grow they don’t respond well to anti-estrogen therapy.

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Filed under: Breast Cancer on May 22nd, 2008