Protein predicts development of invasive breast cancer in women with DCIS, Penn study shows
Friday, May 22, 2009 - 08:56
in Health & Medicine
(PHILADELPHIA) ? Women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) who exhibit an overexpression of the protein HER2/neu have a six-fold increase in risk of invasive breast cancer, according to a new study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.