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X-ray Visualization of Intraductal Ethanol-based Ablative Infusion for Prevention of Breast Cancer in Rabbit Models
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2025
This protocol presents a procedure for image-guided infusion into the ductal tree system of the rabbit mammary gland. We demonstrate controlled infusion of an X-ray contrast agent-containing ethanol-based ablative solution into all teat openings by fluoroscopy real-time imaging.
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Long-term Culture of Human Breast Cancer Specimens and Their Analysis Using Optical Projection Tomography
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2011
We have developed a collagen-based in vitro assay which promotes proliferation and invasion from samples of all breast cancer subtypes. Optical Projection Tomography, a three dimensional microscopy technique was utilised to visualise and quantify tumour expansion. This assay may be used to quantify drug response of individual tumour samples.
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An Orthotopic Mouse Model of Spontaneous Breast Cancer Metastasis
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2016
An orthotopic breast cancer primary tumor model and surgical removal of primary tumor to extend mouse life to generate spontaneous metastasis are described. The tumor growth and progression are monitored and quantified by luciferase fluorescence imaging.
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Cancer Prevention
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2023
Several factors can increase the risk of cancer in an individual. About 50% of cancer cases can be prevented by adopting a healthy lifestyle, regular exercise, eating healthy, and following a modest cancer prevention diet. Epidemiological studies have consistently shown that populations with vegetable and fruit-rich diets have reduced the incidence of cancer. On the other hand, populations who have a diet rich in animal fat, red meat, junk food, or high calories are predisposed to cancer. Some...
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Initiation of Metastatic Breast Carcinoma by Targeting of the Ductal Epithelium with Adenovirus-Cre: A Novel Transgenic Mouse Model of Breast Cancer
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2014
Activation of latent mutations with adenovirus-Cre into the mammary ductal system results in a clinically relevant metastatic breast cancer. Incorporation of a YFP promoter allows tracking of distal metastatic tumor cells. This model is useful to study latent metastasis, anti-tumor immunity, and for designing novel immunotherapies to treat breast cancer.
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Risk assessment combines inherited susceptibility with acquired risk factors to identify how prevention should be tailored. This approach distinguishes people who may benefit primarily from changes in modifiable influences from those who might need genetic counseling, testing, or consideration of additional risk-reducing interventions. In cancer research, this stratification supports personalized prevention plans rather than a single strategy for everyone.
Key modifiable influences include alcohol use, physical activity, body weight, and hormonal exposures. Prevention planning reviews these factors as potential targets for informed health decisions and risk reduction. Their inclusion does not imply that changing one factor eliminates risk; instead, evaluating them helps organize practical prevention discussions alongside inherited-risk assessment and other available options.
Screening primarily supports early detection, whereas prevention strategies aim to reduce the likelihood that breast cancer develops. This distinction matters when interpreting health decisions and research outcomes: a screening program may improve detection and related outcomes without lowering tumor formation, while a prevention intervention is evaluated for its effect on future incidence or risk.
Genetic counseling and testing can clarify whether inherited susceptibility is relevant to an individual’s risk profile. The resulting information may help guide personalized prevention planning and decisions about whether additional risk-reducing options should be considered. Within cancer research, these tools also help identify populations appropriate for studies focused on inherited risk and targeted prevention approaches.
A prevention plan begins by assessing inherited and acquired risk factors, followed by review of modifiable influences such as alcohol use, physical activity, body weight, and hormonal exposures. When inherited susceptibility is a concern, genetic counseling and testing may be considered. The assessment then informs an individualized discussion of risk-reducing interventions and screening.
Medical or surgical risk reduction may be considered for selected individuals whose assessed risk is sufficiently high to justify more intensive intervention. These options are not presented as universal measures; they belong within an individualized plan informed by risk assessment and, when relevant, genetic counseling or testing. Their use illustrates how prevention can be tailored to different risk profiles.
Prevention strategies provide a framework for clinical studies, personalized prevention plans, and public health programs. Researchers can examine how risk assessment, modifiable-factor interventions, genetic clarification, and selected risk-reducing approaches influence breast cancer incidence and outcomes. Public health efforts can then use this framework to organize informed decisions and prevention activities across populations with varying levels of risk.