The Fourth International Symposium on the Intraductal Approach to Breast Cancer, Santa Barbara, California, 10–13 March 2005
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* Corresponding author: Bonnie L King bonnie.king@quinnipiac.edu
1 Biology Department, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Connecticut, USA
2 Dr Susan Love Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Pacific Palisades, California, USA
3 Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Breast Cancer Research 2005, 7:198-204 doi:10.1186/bcr1288
Published: 20 July 2005Abstract
Intraductal approaches encompass procedures and technologies that are designed to access and interrogate the ductal–alveolar systems of the human breast, and include nipple aspiration, ductal lavage, random periareolar fine needle aspiration, and ductoscopy. These approaches are being used to collect and analyze fluids and cells to develop methods for breast cancer detection and risk assessment; to introduce imaging technologies to explore the mammary tree for abnormalities; to administer therapeutic and/or preventive agents directly to the breast tissue; and to explore the biology of the normal mammary gland. The latest research findings in these areas, presented at The 4th International Symposium on the Intraductal Approach to Breast Cancer in 2005, are summarized in this report.