A new study challenges the current understanding of cancer detection by finding aneuploid cells, traditionally used as cancer markers, in the breast tissue of healthy women.
While doctors have become better at detecting cancer in its early stages, thanks to specific cancer markers, a new study challenges this understanding. Aneuploid cells, commonly used to identify invasive breast cancer , have an abnormal number of chromosomes, believed to aid cancer spread and immune evasion. However, a study from the University of Texas and Baylor College of Medicine found these cells in breast tissue samples of 49 healthy women, published in the journal Nature.
This discovery raises concerns as it suggests aneuploid cells might not be exclusive to cancer and could lead to the need for alternative early detection methods. The researchers emphasize that these findings don't imply everyone has precancerous cells but highlight the need for further research to understand the development of cancer and its initiation in individuals. This approach could potentially reveal these markers in other body parts, paving the way for new cancer treatment options
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