On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 10:37:02 -0600, Janice Reynolds
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Tiny cameras may detect breast cancer earlier
>Doctors in Canada have a new way of looking inside a woman's breasts
using a
>camera that travels inside the myriad of tiny ducts that could hold the
>seeds of breast cancer.
>
>http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1090018614734_30
>I thought this item was interesting - I wonder if anyone is trying to use
>this to actually study lactation, and things like mastitis?
>
>I sure wish some of this research effort and technology was used to
support
>the breast, (and its owner, the woman) to function in a healthy and normal
>manner in the first place (healthy and successful lactation) rather than
>just trying to cure cancer, later.
>
>Janice Reynolds
>Saskatchewan, Canada


I saw a terrific presentation on these at UVA's 4th annual breast
conference.  The fragility of those whisper-thin cameras was pretty
amazing.  I do distinctly remember the speaker (from U of Texas, I
believe, though I can't recall his name) discussing the use of expressed
fluid to evaluate for cancerous cells and advising the group that they
should consult a breastfeeding mom to learn how to express!

Janice, I also wondered as to possible applications for lactation
research.

OT-- I noticed today that several reviews on the book by Dr. Natterson
(Today Show) were chucked by Amazon, raising her overall rating to 4
stars.  I remembered to look after finding a copy of Parents magazine
(March or April) which published a letter of mine, which turns out to be
in response to comments made by Dr. Natterson.  Despite my publication in
a couple of medical journals, my mother still considers that my best
publication as a doc!

Shannon Tierney McElearney, MD
PGY4, General Surgery
University of Virginia

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