VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) could be predictor of breast cancer survival
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
By measuring a protein that causes blood vessels to form, oncologists could predict survival in breast cancer that has spread to lymph nodes, research from Sweden suggests. Rapidly growing blood vessels feed cancer and help it to spread.
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