Too much of a good thing: Important mechanism in hormone-sensitive breast cancer uncovered
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 10:30
in Health & Medicine
In two out of three breast tumors, extraordinarily high levels of the estrogen receptor ERalpha are found. Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center have now uncovered a mechanism which causes this overproduction. This result might contribute to developing new strategies for fighting the most frequent type of cancer affecting women.