Not Signed In - Breast Stem Cells Have Features Similar To "basal" Tumors
Sun, 23 Jul 2006 04:00 PM EST
... The most aggressive form of breast cancer may originate from breast stem cells that have undergone genetic mishaps.Victorian Breast Cancer Research Consortium scientists from The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, using mouse models, have discovered that breast stem cells do not express receptors for the female hormones oestrogen or progesterone. [click link for full article] ...
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