Breast cancer in a test tube

UK researchers have developed a three-dimensional model of human breast cancer in the laboratory. The model, which includes normal cells and tumour cells, should help experts understand how breast cancer develops in the early stages. And it may replace the need for experiments in animals, the team at Queen Mary, University of London said. More women are being diagnosed with cancer in the early stages and the model could lead to new treatments. The model replicates a specific type of early breast cancer - known as ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)... Whole article "BBC NEWS":[ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6636373.stm]

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