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Pink October: Raising awareness about breast cancer

Photo: France 24

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Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women and more than 61,000 cases are diagnosed in France each year. At Paris's Curie Institute, researchers are trying to develop new ways to identify and treat different types of cancers. One trial involves developing so-called “tumors on a chip”: miniature models which are capable of recreating the characteristics of a tumor in vitro outside of thei…

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