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 *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html