Pathology
Biomarker Improves Diagnosis of Esophageal Cancer
A biomarker has been discovered that has the potential to improve the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, the major histological form of esophageal cancer, a leading cause of cancer death worldwide. More...23 Jan 2014
MicroRNAs Predict Likelihood of Breast Cancer Metastasis
The discovery that breast cancer patients who experienced quick relapses tended to have low levels of the microRNA miR-21 and high levels of the microRNA miR-205 in their tumor tissues suggests that measurement of these two biomarkers could identify women at risk of metastasis. More...22 Jan 2014
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