Oxidative DNA Damage and Breast Cancer Risk (1991)

Title:

Oxidative DNA Damage and Breast Cancer Risk

Key words:

fat, DNA damage

Research Institution:

Wayne State University

Location:

Michigan

Researcher:

Zora Djuric

Project Description:

Dr. Djuric studied how fat can be converted in the body to products that can damage DNA and how this damage to DNA might be used to diagnose breast cancer or detect people at increased risk for developing breast cancer.

Cancer Site(s)

Breast

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