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Breast Cancer Gene breakthrough14 April 2005
breast cancer
Trials start soon for a targeted treatment

A potential new drug which could dramatically improve the treatment of patients with certain types of hereditary breast cancer - has been identified by researchers at the first dedicated breast cancer research facility in the UK. 

Jenni is joined by Professor Alan Ashworth, co-discover of the BRCA2 breast cancer susceptibility gene and Caroline Cox, a former breast cancer sufferer and carrier of the BRCA2 gene


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