Breast Cancer Research

Table 3 Proportions of women with fluid-yielding ducts within the pooled group of 43 subjects

From: Patterns of reduced nipple aspirate fluid production and ductal lavage cellularity in women at high risk for breast cancer

Subjects	NAF⁺ women		P
	Proportion	%
Women <50 years old (n = 22)
No risk reduction	11/12	92
Risk reduction	1/10	10	0.0003
BRCA ^-	10/12	83
BRCA ⁺	2/10	20	0.008
BRCA^- women (n = 12)
No risk reduction	9/9	100
Risk reduction	1/3	33	0.045
BRCA⁺ women (n = 10)
No risk reduction	2/3	66
Risk reduction	0/7	0	0.07
Women ≥50 years old (n = 21)
No risk reduction	6/7	86
Risk reduction	4/14	29	0.02
BRCA ^-	9/14	64
BRCA ⁺	1/7	14	0.06
BRCA^- women (n = 14)
No risk reduction	6/6	100
Risk reduction	3/8	38	0.03
BRCA⁺ women (n = 7)
No risk reduction	0/1	0
Risk reduction	1/6	17	1.000

NAF, nipple aspirate fluid.

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