© 2001 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 93, No. 23, 1761,
December 5, 2001
© 2001 Oxford University Press
MEMORANDUM FOR: Science Writers and Editors on the Journal Press List
Increased Breast Cancer Risk Related to Abnormal Cells Found in Nipple Aspirate Fluid
November 29, 2001 (EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE 4 P.M. EST December 4)
Extended follow-up of a previously published cohort of women shows that abnormal cells found in fluid collected by nipple aspiration are associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. This extended follow-up, along with independent confirmation of this observation in another group of women, is presented in the December 5 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Margaret Wrensch, Ph.D., and Nicholas Petrakis, M.D., at the University