Table 2

Summary of nipple aspiration and ductal lavage episodes

Women
 Eligible breasts

N
 %
 P
 N
 %
 P
Eligible for study
 52

83

     Premenopausal
 25
 48
43
 52
     Postmenopausal
 27
 52
40
 48
     Previous BC
 21
 40
21
 25
     No previous BC
 31
 60
62
 75
     Parous
 44
 85
68
 82
     Non-parous
 8
 15
15
 18
     Breast fed
 38
 74
60
 72
     No breast feeding
 14
 27
23
 28
FY
 31
 60
45
 54
     Premenopausal
 19
 76
30
 70
     Postmenopausal
 12
 44
 0.026
 15
 38
 0.004
     Previous BC
 11
 52
11
 52
     No previous BC
 20
 65
 0.405
 34
 55
 1.000
     Parous
 25
 57
34
 50
     Non-parous
 6
 75
 0.450
 11
 73
 0.152
     Breast fed
 21
 55
28
 47
     No breast feeding
 10
 71
 0.353
 17
 74
 0.030
No. DL visits (median (range))
 2 (1–5)




Successful DL cannulation
 44
 85
64
 77
     FY
 29
 94
40
 89
     Non-FY
 15
 71
 0.049
 24
 63
 0.008
     Premenopausal
 22
 88
33
 77
     Postmenopausal
 22
 81
 0.705
 31
 78
 1.000
     Previous BC
 17
 81
17
 81
     No previous BC
 27
 87
 0.700
 47
 76
 0.769
     Parous
 36
 82
53
 78
     Non-parous
 8
 100
 0.330
 11
 73
 0.738
     Breast fed
 32
 84
47
 78
     No breast feeding
 12
 86
 1.000
 17
 74
 0.772

P is for Fisher's exact test. BC, breast cancer; FY, breasts producing nipple aspirate fluid; DL, ductal lavage.

Mitchell et al. Breast Cancer Research 2005 7:R1122   doi:10.1186/bcr1348

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