A new $2.95 million Brumby Labor Government grant is helping Victorian researchers collaborate to find an alternative to silicon in breast reconstruction after mastectomy. Innovation Minister Gavin Jennings said the project was important in the treatment and recovery of women with breast cancer. "The Brumby Labor Government is taking action to help researchers find a procedure to reconstruct breasts after mastectomy that avoids using silicon," Mr Jennings said.
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