Nipple Aspirate Fluid Exfoliative Cytopathology and Molecular Biomarkers: Current Role in the Management of Breast Health

Nipple Aspirate Fluid Exfoliative Cytopathology and Molecular Biomarkers: Current Role in the Management of Breast Health gives a comprehensive overview of the current and past uses of nipple aspirate fluid (NAF) in breast cancer diagnosis and risk assessment. Topics covered include:

* NAF collection methods

* analytical validity of NAF cytology

* the role of NAF cytology in breast cancer risk stratification

* molecular biomarkers found in NAF

* risk stratification based on molecular biomarkers in NAF

* the effects of therapeutic interventions on NAF cytology and biomarkers

* pharmacoeconomic evaluation of NAF-based risk assessment

* clinical validity and clinical utility of NAF cytopathology

Nipple Aspirate Fluid Exfoliative Cytopathology and Molecular Biomarkers is a primer on the advances that have been made regarding NAF cytology and molecular biomarkers, discussing new innovations in the context of past discoveries. It contains indispensable information about a field of breast cancer research that investigators and clinicians alike should be aware of.