Interventional radiologists provide hope in delaying growth, spread of breast cancer
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - 08:30
in Health & Medicine
The growth and spread of breast cancer tumors may be delayed with a promising treatment that combines two innovative strategies: blocking the enzyme needed to "energize" cancer cells and infusing a potent drug directly into the tumor, with minimum exposure to healthy tissues, indicate researchers at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 36th Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago, Ill.
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