Scientists Uncover Cells That Trigger Early Signs of Breast Cancer

Australian researchers are now able to predict which cells could develop into breast cancers.

A woman gets a mammogram at the University of Michigan Cancer Center in Ann Arbor, Mich., on May 22, 2015. Detroit Free Press via AP, File/Kimberly P. Mitchell

Australian researchers have made a breakthrough in identifying cells predisposed to developing breast cancer tumours, opening up the possibility of a novel approach to breast cancer prevention.

The study was published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Cell Biology by researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) of Medical Research in Melbourne.