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Spinal fluid analysis could speed up diagnosis of breast cancer spread

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From: icr.ac.uk Analysing cancer DNA in spinal fluid could speed up and improve the diagnosis of breast cancer which has spread to the brain and spinal cord, according to a new pilot study. The type of test, known as a liquid biopsy, is more accurate than current methods used to diagnose this type of breast cancer, where it has spread …

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Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis: ‘A Catastrophic Complication of Breast Cancer’

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By: Kate M. O’Rourke From: medscape.com Extending the lifespans of patients with breast cancer with novel therapeutic interventions comes with a downside: It has made patients more susceptible to leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LC), an increasingly prevalent secondary disease. Estimated to occur in up to 16% of patients with breast cancer, LC carries severe consequences. “Leptomeningeal metastases are a catastrophic complication of …