Ductal Lavage ineffective in detecting breast cancer
Study Findings:
- Ductal lavage cannot be considered a sensitive screening tool for breast cancer
- Its use as a risk assessment tool and/or as an indicator of response to an intervention is still undergoing evaluation.
Ductal lavage is a method used to gather cells from the milk ducts of the breast, where cancer is thought to begin. If cancer could be detected in these cells, the thinking goes, it would be at a much earlier stage and more amenable to early treatment.
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