Portland, Maine, October 20, 2009

Researchers at Maine Medical Center have developed a way to identify certain molecules secreted by breast cancer tumors, and are now hard at work on what may someday be a blood test for breast cancer.

The project benefits from the collaborations of a cross-sectoral team, including Dr. Susan Miesfeldt at Maine Center for Cancer Medicine, Dr. Lee Lucas at MMCRI's Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Dr. Ah-Kau Ng of the University of Southern Maine, and Maine Biotechnology Services of Portland, as well as the hard working laboratory staff who support all of these researchers.

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