Tissue Donors

What is the Breast Cancer Tissue Bank?

The Breast Cancer Tissue Bank is a collection of samples of breast cancer and normal breast tissue, as well as blood. Samples are taken from women diagnosed with breast cancer. More details can also be found in information leaflet for tissue donors.


The bank also contains some information about the health and breast cancer treatment of donors.


The samples and information in the bank are made available for breast cancer research projects.


Researchers can access the information to investigate varies aspects of the cancer including:

  • its causes 
  • its development or progression and
  • diagnosis and treatments.

 

 

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