Japan Scientists Say They Regenerated Breasts After Cancer Surgery
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Researchers at Japan's Tottori University say clinical trials showed success in transplanting fat mixed with a woman's stem cells to regenerate breasts after cancer surgery.
Researchers at Japan's Tottori University say clinical trials showed success in transplanting fat mixed with a woman's stem cells to regenerate breasts after cancer surgery. Five women between the ages of 30 and 60 years were reported without signs of cancer a year after their surgery and use of the transplant process. The fat was removed from the patient's abdomen or hips, mixed with her own fat stem cells and transplanted into the breast areas where tumors and surrounding tissues had been removed. No metastasiswas found a year later. (Click here for more
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"Japanese Researchers Signal Breast-Cancer Regenerative-Medicine Breakthrough" - Japan Times (3/21/2013)