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Tue 12 Dec 2009Galway breakthrough could transform breast cancer care
RESEARCHERS FROM the National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) have made a significant breakthrough by identifying a new blood test that can identify how a woman with breast cancer is responding to treatment.
The newly developed test, by researchers from the university’s department of surgery, is also likely to act as an “early warning” system to alert doctors to any recurrence of the disease.
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