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Breast Cancer
Research from Massachusetts General Hospital in the area of breast cancer described
June 19th, 2008
According to recent research from the United States, " The standard of care for patients with a positive (+) sentinel lymph node (SLN) is axillary dissection; however, for various reasons, some SLN+ patients do not undergo dissection. The purpose of this study was to define possible predictors of having four or more involved nodes to provide information for clinicians and patients making decisions about adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation." "Patients and Methods We reviewed the records of 402 patients with invasive breast cancer and one to three involved SLNs who underwent completion axillary dissection at two academic cancer centers. None of these patients received...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-06-19)
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