Too much of a good thing: Important mechanism in hormone-sensitive breast cancer uncovered

Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - 00:20 in Health & Medicine

In two out of three breast tumors, extraordinarily high levels of the estrogen receptor ERalpha are found. Scientists 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.

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