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Tue 12 Dec 2009Revolution in breast screening on the cards
Results of research in Galway could lead to a simple blood test for breast cancer, writes DR MUIRIS HOUSTON
IT IS the lot of the medical journalist to read hundreds of research papers every year. Most are interesting but at best nudge science forward. Very occasionally you read something that makes you sit up and think: “Hmm, that’s interesting.” And then there is the extremely rare paper that sends a shiver down your spine, such is its potential impact on a particular branch of medicine.
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