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Breast Cancer
Recent studies from Cornell University add new data to breast cancer
September 18th, 2008
According to a study from the United States, "Axillary lymph node surgery is essential for the treatment of breast cancer but can produce both short-term and long-term morbidities, including lymphedema, shoulder restriction, numbness, weakness, and pain syndromes which impact on the quality of life of the estimated 2 million breast cancer survivors living in the United States today." "They occur with both sentinel node biopsy and axillary dissection, though less frequently with the former. The incidence and etiology of these complications are investigated as are the risk factors, and methods of prevention and treatment," wrote L.M. Sclafani and colleagues, Cornell...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-09-18)
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