new role for estrogen in pathology of breast cancer discovered
Monday, September 29, 2014 - 21:30
in Health & Medicine
A previously unknown mechanism by which estrogen prepares cells to divide, grow and, in the case of estrogen-positive breast cancers, resist cancer drugs, has been discovered in a recent study. The researchers say the work reveals new targets for breast cancer therapy and will help doctors predict which patients need the most aggressive treatment.