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Breast Cancer
Study results from C.K. Axelsson and colleagues broaden understanding of breast cancer
March 19th, 2009
"This study examined whether axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) with removal of many normal lymph nodes resulted in a reduced rate of axillary recurrence and better survival, as reported in recent studies. The follow-up analyses were based on 8657 patients with node-negative primary breast cancer treated solely by surgery," researchers in Copenhagen, Denmark report. "Median follow-up was 9 years. The number of lymph nodes removed correlated with a reduction in the rate of subsequent axillary recurrence (from 2.1 to 0.4 per cent; P = 0.037), local recurrence (from 7.4 to 3.8 per cent; P< 0.001) distant metastases (from 15.0 to 10.3 per cent; P< 0.001) and death...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-03-19)
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