GlycoNet-Funded Research Investigates Carbohydrates To Improve Breast Cancer Screening (IMAGE)

Canadian Glycomics Network

GlycoNet-Funded Research Investigates Carbohydrates To Improve Breast Cancer Screening

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Network investigator Karla Williams, an assistant professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC), is using a sugar found on aggressive cancer cells surface that acts as a biomarker to detect high-risk cancer in patients.

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Bernie Poitras, Canadian Glycomics Network (GlycoNet)

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