Thursday 19 December 2013

FDA: Nipple aspirate test no substitute for mammogram

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting women and their doctors not to use nipple aspirate tests in place of mammograms or other tests that screen for or diagnose breast cancer. The FDA says there is so far no scientific evidence that this test by itself can detect breast cancer or any other breast condition. Read more here.

View the FDA consumer update here.

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