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Breast Cancer
New findings reported from J. Tondre and co-authors describe advances in breast cancer
November 6th, 2008
According to a study from the United States, "Ductal lavage is a technique that samples the contents of breast ducts for research into the biology of breast cancer. Enthusiasm for this method has declined because of technical challenges associated with the procedure." "These include: difficulty in duct cannulation, high levels of subject discomfort, and an inability to confirm perforation. As part of a larger institutional review board (IRB)-approved study, consenting healthy women underwent ductal lavage of 3-4 ducts in one breast. Intranipple lidocaine was administered before duct cannulation. Ductoscopy was performed prior to catheterization and high-definition...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-11-06)
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