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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Health
Anita Beaumont

Hunter breast cancer researchers have found a way to predict chemo resistance

Associate Professor Kelly Avery-Kiejda and Luiza Steffens-Reinhardt have found a way to predict chemotherapy sensitivity. Picture by Marina Neil

WORLD first research out of the Hunter could lead to more effective chemotherapy for people with breast cancer.

HMRI and University of Newcastle researchers have identified a protein that can be an indicator of whether "DNA-damaging therapies" will work or not. They believe the discovery could be an important first step in better targeting breast cancer treatment.

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