Bio Spec Overview
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 1:49 PM
Last Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 1:49 PM
Retention:
SAMPLES_WITHOUT_DNA
Description:
All tissue used in this study will be stored material which was collected from patients as part of their standard treatment for breast cancer. No new tests or samples are required. This tissue is preserved in a wax block in the hospital pathology archives. It is standard practice at the hospital for patients to consent for any excess tissue, not required for diagnostic purposes, to be left available for use in research. These blocks will be collected and assessed. Those which still have sufficient tissue can be cut in to thin sections (4µm) and stained in the lab to test for the presents of proteins which are important in cancer biology.
Section:
All tissue used in this study will be stored material which was collected from patients as part of their standard treatment for breast cancer. No new tests or samples are required. This tissue is preserved in a wax block in the hospital pathology archives. It is standard practice at the hospital for patients to consent for any excess tissue, not required for diagnostic purposes, to be left available for use in research. These blocks will be collected and assessed. Those which still have sufficient tissue can be cut in to thin sections (4µm) and stained in the lab to test for the presents of proteins which are important in cancer biology.