EIN013_Breakthrough in breast cancer treatment 【Tambaboon Lab Sydney Australia mind map】

I found noteworthy news on ABC News WorldToday.

Stephanie Smail reported this story on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 12:55:00

ELEANOR HALL: Now to Queensland, where scientists say they've made a breakthrough in curing breast cancer. A Queensland Institute of Medical Research team has used a new combination of treatments to fight an aggressive type of breast cancer, and it's the first time a therapy has successfully stopped the cancer from spreading. (Smail, S)

Statement analysis

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ELEANOR HALL: 

1. Now to Queensland, 
2. where scientists say they've made a breakthrough in curing breast cancer. 
3. A Queensland Institute of Medical Research team has used 
4. a new combination of treatments to fight an aggressive type of breast cancer, and 
5. it's the first time a therapy has successfully stopped the cancer from spreading.

Word vocabulary
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breakthrough

【名-1】ブレイクスルー、（行き詰まりの）突破、突破口、現状打破、打開、突破作戦

【名-2】（科学技術などの）飛躍的進歩［前進］、躍進、急進展、大発見、飛躍的な発明、解明

【名-3】《be a ～》新生面を開く

【名-4】（計画などの）成功

【名-5】〈米〉（物価などの）急騰

【形】（技術などが）画期的な、突破口となる

【＠】ブレイクスルー、【変化】《複》breakthroughs、【分節】break・through

Reference
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Smail, S. (2013). Breakthrough in breast cancer treatment   Available: http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2013/s3738203.htm  Last accessed 22nd April 2013.

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