Year of Award:
2014
Status:
Complete
Award Type:
R33
Project Number:
CA177449
RFA Number:
RFA-CA-13-002
Technology Track:
Molecular & Cellular Analysis Technologies
PI/Project Leader:
BLAIR, SARAH L
Other PI or Project Leader:
N/A
Institution:
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO
External Link:
http://projectreporter.nih.gov/project_info_details.cfm?aid=8737710
Surgical resection for early stage breast cancer has a high rate of cure but a high rate of positive margins. Screening mammography finds smaller cancers and the majority of breast cancers diagnosed in the United States are not palpable but mammographical