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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2003 95(2):170-171; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.2.170
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 95, No. 2, 170-171, January 15, 2003
© 2003 Oxford University Press

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False-Positive Results in Studies of Changes in Fiber Diffraction of Hair From Patients With Breast Cancer May Not Be False

Veronica James

Correspondence to: Professor V. J. James, Ph.D., Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia (e-mail: vjs@bigpond.com).

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Previous reports of the changes in the structure of hair in women with breast cancer (1, 2) have shown no false-negative results but have reported a number of false-positive results. We present updated reports of two patients that indicate that the changes in the fiber diffraction patterns from hair may reveal a very early stage of breast cancer not as yet visible by any other technique and, therefore, the false-positive results may not be false.

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J Natl Cancer Inst, February 19, 2003; 95(4): 334 - 334.
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