GMU Researchers Finding New Way To Treat Breast Cancer

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Researchers at George Mason University’s campus in Manassas are pursuing a cutting-edge medical study that is extending the lives of late-stage breast cancer patients, according to a Washington TV station.

The pilot study, conducted by the university’s Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine, involves finding the right drugs to treat a patient’s specific tumors, according to a news report by WUSA-9. Close to 60 percent of the 25 patients in the study have seen their lives extended, Channel 9 reports.

And funds for the study have come from an unlikely source: high school volleyball teams. A volleyball coach at West Springfield High School launched the fund-raising effort in 2004, and it has spread across the country, raising $1.5 million a year.

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