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Welcome to Breast Cancer Research

  Editor-in-Chief: Lewis A Chodosh (USA)
  Editor Emeritus: Bruce AJ Ponder (UK)
  Deputy editors: Hans-Olov Adami (Sweden), Jenny Chang (USA), Stephen RD Johnston (UK),
  and Sunil Lakhani (Australia)

Research highlight: Two views better than one?

Visually assessed breast density can predict breast cancer risk as well as density measured using the 'gold standard' labour-intensive interactive threshold software when two views, including the craniocaudal view, are available.

Breast Cancer Research 2008, 10:R64

	Research article A robust classifier of high predictive value to identify good prognosis patients in ER negative breast cancer. Andrew E Teschendorff, Carlos Caldas Breast Cancer Research 2008, 10:R73 (28 August 2008) [Abstract] [Provisional PDF]

	Research article Variable size CAD prompts and mammography film reader decisions Fiona J Gilbert, Susan M Astley, Caroline R M Boggis, Magnus A McGee, Pamela M Griffiths, Stephen W Duffy, Olorunsola F Agbaje, Maureen G C Gillan, Mary Wilson, Anil Jain, Nicola Barr, Ursula M Beetles, Miriam A Griffiths, Jill Johnson, Rita M Roberts, Heather E Deans, Karen A Duncan, Geeta Iyengar Breast Cancer Research 2008, 10:R72 (25 August 2008) [Abstract] [Provisional PDF]

	Research article Relaxin reduces xenograft tumor growth of human MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells Yvonne Y Radestock, Cuong C Hoang-Vu, Sabine S Hombach-Klonisch Breast Cancer Research 2008, 10:R71 (21 August 2008) [Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles]

	Research article Activated Akt1 accelerates MMTV-c-ErbB2 mammary tumourigenesis in mice without activation of ErbB3 Christian D Young, Erica C Nolte, Andrew Lewis, Natalie J Serkova, Steven M Anderson Breast Cancer Research 2008, 10:R70 (13 August 2008) [Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles]

	Review Multifunctional roles of insulin-like growth factor binding protein 5 in breast cancer Mustafa Akkiprik, Yumei Feng, Huamin Wang, Kexin Chen, Limei Hu, Aysegul Sahin, Savitri Krishnamurthy, Ayse Ozer, Xishan Hao, Wei Zhang Breast Cancer Research 2008, 10:212 (11 August 2008) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles]

	Research article Enrichment with anti-cytokeratin alone or combined with anti-EpCAM antibodies significantly increases the sensitivity for circulating tumor cell detection in metastatic breast cancer patients Glenn Deng, Michael Herrler, David Burgess, Edward Manna, David Krag, Julian F Burke Breast Cancer Research 2008, 10:R69 (7 August 2008) [Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles]

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