At 11:09 AM -0400 7/25/05, Patricia Berg-Drazin wrote:
>I have been asked about "goldsmiths sign"... it is a situation  where the 
>refulas of the breast is an indication of cancer... is anyone familiar  with 
>this? 

Just to prove that I do listen when my wife speaks 
- at least when she speaks professional ;-)

Goldsmith's sign is when an infant refuses to suckle a previously accepted breast. This can be an early sign of breast cancer.

Marie mentions it on page 132 of Breastfeeding the Newborn: Clinical Strategies for Nurses, 2nd ed. (But doesn't say anymore that what I just said.)

The journal reference is:

Goldsmith HS. Milk-rejection sign of breast cancer. Am J Surg 1974;127:280-281

Dave Vaklyes
<http://www.breastfeedingoutlook.com>

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