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Breast Cancer
Study data from U. Chetty and co-authors update knowledge of breast cancer
March 20th, 2008
"The sentinel node biopsy technique which is being increasingly used to stage breast cancers has limitations regarding not being able to find the blue hot node in about 5% of cases and false negative results in 7% of cases. It has been suggested this is probably due to tumour blocking the lymphatic channels," scientists in Scotland report. "The four node sampling technique is dependent on the surgeon's ability to find abnormal palpable nodes in the axilla without visual or radioactive signal directions. We have combined the two techniques with the expectation to improve the results. The study evaluates the combined technique in 434 patients with early breast cancer in a...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-03-20)
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