JAMA: Cancer Biomarkers Topic Collection http://jama.jamanetwork.com/ en-us Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:44:14 GMT Silverchair editor@jama.jamanetwork.com webmaster@jama.jamanetwork.com Genetic Studies Provide New Insights Into Breast Cancer Biology and Treatment http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1568247 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Hampton T. <span class="paragraphSection">Knowing that genetic alterations lie at the heart of cancer development and progression, researchers in the breast cancer field have been successfully using genetics to determine risk, make cancer diagnoses, characterize tumors, predict prognoses, and tailor treatment. Some of the latest findings were presented at the recent2012 CTRC-AACR (Cancer Therapy and Research Center–American Association for Cancer Research) San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.</span> 309 5 427 429 10.1001/jama.2012.196394 http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1568247