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Breast-cancer diagnosis using hair

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  • Fatma Briki

    (LURE, Bât 209-D, Université Paris-Sud)

  • Bertrand Busson

    (LURE, Bât 209-D, Université Paris-Sud)

  • Bruno Salicru

    (Clinique du Mail, 43-45 Avenue Marie Reynoard)

  • François Estève

    (Unité IRM, CHU Grenoble, JERSRM, Université Joseph Fourier)

  • Jean Doucet

    (LURE, Bât 209-D, Université Paris-Sud)

Abstract

James et al.1 observed a difference between the X-ray diffraction patterns of hair from healthy females and from breast-cancer patients. This difference was reported as the presence of an extra ring corresponding to a spacing of 4.44 nm on the patterns obtained from breast-cancer patients. This ring was also observed in patterns from subjects “not yet diagnosed with breast cancer but suspected of being at risk”. James et al. proposed that these observations might lead to a screening method for breast cancer. We have now repeated the study using a different hair type (from the scalp), but are unable to replicate their observations.

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  • Fatma Briki & Bertrand Busson & Bruno Salicru & François Estève & Jean Doucet, 1999. "Breast-cancer diagnosis using hair," Nature, Nature, vol. 400(6741), pages 226-226, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:400:y:1999:i:6741:d:10.1038_22244
    DOI: 10.1038/22244
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