Stem Cells Used to Fix Breast Defects

December 15, 2007 By MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Medical Writer

(AP) -- For the first time, doctors have used stem cells from liposuctioned fat to fix breast defects in women who have had cancerous lumps removed.

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