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Hope against breast cancer

There is new hope in the fight against breast cancer.

Scientists have found that silencing the BCL-2 gene in oestrogen receptor positive cancer sufferers makes the cancer more responsive to chemotherapy treatment.

70% of breast cancer sufferers are diagnosed with oestrogen receptor positive cancer.

The research found a diagnostic marker in the blood, potentially making cancer detectable.

Read more at Garvan Institute of Medical Research & Cardiff University

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