Thermal effects on transport in the resting mammary glands

The increased number of women diagnosed with breast cancer in industrialized countries is raising the awareness of possible factors influencing this occurrence. The present work is based on a multi-layer transport model to analyze the concentration of toxins present in the breast ducts. The multi-layer model presented describes the transport of caffeine, cimetidine, aspirin and nicotine during the resting mammary gland period. Additionally, the dermal transport of drugs such as nicotine and aspirin into the resting mammary gland is analyzed. In a unique approach we also present the impact of introducing an external heat flux at the boundaries to increase the diffusion of these particles into the breast ducts. Our model predicts the movement of toxins and/or drugs within the resting mammary glands.