Device implanted under skin may help improve breast cancer survival
Posted on: 18/Sep/2016 12:38:47 PM
A new study published in the journal Cancer Research has said that a small device implanted under the skin can improve breast cancer survival by catching cancer cells, slowing the development of metastatic tumours in other organs and allowing time to intervene with surgery or other therapies. The study was conducted by researchers from the University of Michigan in the US.
Say the researchers, The finding suggests a path for identifying metastatic cancer early and intervening to improve outcomes. This study shows that in the metastatic setting, early detection combined with a therapeutic intervention can improve outcomes. Early detection of a primary tumour is generally associated with improved outcomes. But that`s not necessarily been tested in metastatic cancer. Currently, early signs of metastasis can be difficult to detect. Imaging may be done once a patient experiences symptoms, but that implies the burden of disease may already be substantial. Our results suggest that bringing immune cells into the scaffold limits the ability of those immune cells to prepare the metastatic sites for the cancer cells.
