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Breast Cancer
Investigators outline the Sentinel Node biopsy versus Axillary Clearance trial
October 6th, 2005
Investigators in Australia published this report to outline the Sentinel Node biopsy versus Axillary Clearance trial. "The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) SNAC trial is a randomized controlled trial of sentinel node biopsy (SNB) versus axillary clearance (AC). It opened in May 2001 and is recruiting rapidly with good acceptance by consumers." According to N. R. Wetzig and colleagues, "A study of eligibility and treatment choices was conducted between November 2001 and September 2002 for women presenting with early breast cancer to 10 centers participating in the trial. More than half of the 622 women (54%) were ineligible for trial...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-10-06)
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