BREAST CANCER BLOOD TEST FOR HISPANIC WOMEN
Yale scientists are trying to develop a blood test to diagnose breast cancer in Hispanic women, who are at greater risk of dying from the disease than other white women.
Professor Nita Maihle will look for biomarkers that could detect cancer in Hispanic women months before conventional imaging can today.
Hispanic women are more likely to have large, later stage tumors when they are diagnosed, explained Diana Rowden, survivorship and outcomes vice president for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, which is funding the study with a $270,000 grant.
Yale scientists are trying to develop a blood test to diagnose breast cancer in Hispanic women, who are at greater risk of dying from the disease than other white women.
Professor Nita Maihle will look for biomarkers that could detect cancer in Hispanic women months before conventional imaging can today.
Hispanic women are more likely to have large, later stage tumors when they are diagnosed, explained Diana Rowden, survivorship and outcomes vice president for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, which is funding the study with a $270,000 grant.
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