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Breast Cancer
Reports describe recent advances in breast cancer research
March 10th, 2005
Data on breast cancer are outlined in reports from Hungary, the United States and Wales. Study 1: Data from a study by researchers in Hungary didn't validate a nomogram developed at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center for predicting non-sentinel lymph node (SLN) involvement after SLN positive biopsy. "After a positive sentinel lymph node biopsy, some patients may be considered to have a very low risk of non-SLN involvement and could be candidates for axillary sparing. The aim of this study was to validate the nomogram created at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) for the prediction of non-SLN involvement in an independent set...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-03-10)
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