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TEMPE, Ariz. - Arizona State University is leading the way in cancer research, with one group hoping to find ways to detect certain forms of breast cancer much sooner.

What they're saying:

"One in eight women in their lifetime in America will experience breast cancer in one form or another. And it can be a devastating disease. We have a lot of different programs here to address that problem," said Dr. Joshua LaBaer, executive director of ASU's Biodesign Institute .

Detecting and treating breast cancer is the focus of research right now for LaBaer, his colleagues, and students at the Biodesign Institute. They are focusing on two areas in particular: early detection with blood-based biomarkers and research into triple-negative breast cancer.

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