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. 2023 Oct 5;13(10):2125-2127.
doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-23-0836.

Liquid Biopsies in Breast Milk for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer

Niamh Cunningham  1   2 , Nicholas C Turner  1   2
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Liquid Biopsies in Breast Milk for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer

Niamh Cunningham et al. Cancer Discov. .

Abstract

Cell-free tumor DNA has previously been detected in nonblood sources, including urine, saliva, stool, cerebrospinal fluid, and pleural fluid. In this issue, Saura and colleagues present a novel proof-of-concept study demonstrating that detection of tumor DNA in breast milk is feasible and may be a potential future strategy to screen for postpartum breast cancer. See related article by Saura et al., p. 2180 (14).

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  • Early-Stage Breast Cancer Detection in Breast Milk.
    Saura C, Ortiz C, Matito J, Arenas EJ, Suñol A, Martín Á, Córdoba O, Martínez-Sabadell A, García-Ruiz I, Miranda I, Morales-Comas C, Carrasco E, Viaplana C, Peg V, Nuciforo P, Bayó-Puxan N, Gonzalez-Medina A, Miquel JM, Gómez-Rey M, Villacampa G, Arévalo S, Espinosa-Bravo M, Balmaña J, Dienstmann R, Arribas J, Tabernero J, Vivancos A, Sansó M. Saura C, et al. Cancer Discov. 2023 Oct 5;13(10):2180-2191. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-22-1340. Cancer Discov. 2023. PMID: 37704212 Free PMC article.

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