Connection Found amidst Protein And Prognosis In Breast Cancer

April 14th, 2008 | Category: Breast Cancer

Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute researchers have found that a tumor protein present in an aggressive profile of breast cancer is related to a poor prognosis.The presence of the protein, called growth factor receptor-bound protein-7, often referred to

as GRB-7, in breast cancer tumors, is strongly related to the growth and spread of the cancer, according to principal investigator Shiuh-Wen Luoh, M.D., Ph.D.

Original post by Women’s Health / Gynecology News From Medical News Today

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