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Article: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LAUNCHES BOLD INITIATIVE TO REVOLUTIONIZE BREAST CANCER TREATMENT
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- September 30, 2009
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BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 29 -- The University of California at Berkeley issued the following press release:
The University of California, Berkeley, is one of six UC campuses participating in an unprecedented initiative to study and drive innovations in breast cancer prevention, screening, and treatment. The large-scale demonstration project, called the ATHENA Breast Health Network, was announced Tuesday, Sept. 29 by the University of California.
Initially, an estimated 150,000 women throughout California will be screened for breast cancer and followed for decades through the five UC medical centers: UC San Francisco as the host campus for the project, UC Davis, UC Los Angeles, UC San Diego ...