What is the Manitoba Breast Tumor Bank?
The Manitoba Breast Tumor Bank is a collection of tissue and related clinical data. The Bank operates within the Department of Pathology of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and University of Manitoba, and CancerCare Manitoba. The Bank was originally established by the National Cancer Institute of Canada in 1993 with funds from the Canadian Cancer Society and is now supported by CancerCare Manitoba in partnership with the University of Manitoba and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). The Bank provides an important resource both for breast cancer research at the University of Manitoba and for researchers across Canada and internationally. What does the Manitoba Breast Tumor Bank do? During the assessment of each breast biopsy specimen small tissue samples are taken by Pathologists to process and examine under a microscope and these samples are then stored as a clinical archive. After all diagnosis has been completed the Bank organizes these tissues and related clinic
The Manitoba Breast Tumor Bank is a collection of tissue and related clinical data. The Bank operates within the Department of Pathology of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and University of Manitoba, and CancerCare Manitoba. The Bank was originally established by the National Cancer Institute of Canada in 1993 with funds from the Canadian Cancer Society and is now supported by CancerCare Manitoba in partnership with the University of Manitoba and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). The Bank provides an important resource both for breast cancer research at the University of Manitoba and for researchers across Canada and internationally. What does the Manitoba Breast Tumor Bank do? During the assessment of each breast biopsy specimen small tissue samples are taken by Pathologists to process and examine under a microscope and these samples are then stored as a clinical archive. After all diagnosis has been completed the Bank organizes these tissues and related clinic
