Unhealthy gut sets stage for breast cancer to spread, research reveals (IMAGE)

University of Virginia Health System

Unhealthy gut sets stage for breast cancer to spread, research reveals

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Melanie R. Rutkowski, PhD, of UVA Cancer Center and the University of Virginia School of Medicine, studies how gut health affects breast cancer and its spread.

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Dan Addison | UVA Communications

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