Study: New way to spot breast cancer shows promise
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080904/ap_on_he_me/med_breast_cancer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080903/capt.e504320c60a44b0f94c15dc91b69e1bc.med_breast_cancer_ny117.jpg?x=130&y=107&q=85&sig=gKsVOZua8ibpr.bIx_Uw0A--" align="left" height="107" width="130" alt="These undated images, provided by the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, shows a standard mammogram, left, and molecular breast imaging (MBI) from a study performed on a 45-year-old patient in the clinic's screening of women with dense breasts. The mammogram was interpreted as being negative while the MBI image shows a cancerous growth indicated by the arrow. (AP Photo/The Mayo Clinic)" border="0" /></a>AP - A radioactive tracer that "lights up" cancer hiding inside dense breasts showed promise in its first big test against mammograms, revealing more tumors and giving fewer false alarms, doctors reported Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>

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