A new mouse model for the study of human breast cancer metastasis.

A new mouse model for the study of human breast cancer metastasis.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, and this prevalence has a major impact on health worldwide. Localized breast cancer has an excellent prognosis, with a 5-year relative survival rate of 85%. However, the survival rate drops to only 23% for women with distant metastases. To date, the...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth Iorns, Katherine Drews-Elger, Toby M Ward, Sonja Dean, Jennifer Clarke, Deborah Berry, Dorraya El Ashry, Marc Lippman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3485320?pdf=render

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