Herceptin targets breast cancer stem cells
Thursday, July 10, 2008 - 11:35
in Health & Medicine
A gene that is overexpressed in 20 percent of breast cancers increases the number of cancer stem cells, the cells that fuel a tumour's growth and spread, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Centre...
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