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Breast cancer patients can safely avoid extensive removal of lymph nodes if they respond well to systemic treatment
The axillary recurrence rate in the 115 patients (53%) who required further lymph node removal was 3.5%, with an overall ...
Nature5y
Removing lymph nodes extends the life of patients without metastases
“In node-negative patients, a higher number of lymph nodes removed was associated, in multivariable analyses, with better disease-free survival and cancer-specific survival. This may relate to ...
Cancer Research UK25d
Surgery to remove the lymph nodes in your neck
They send the nodes to the laboratory to check them for cancer cells. You might need to have lymph nodes removed from just one side of your neck, or you might need to have them removed from both sides ...
Baylor College of Medicine3y
Lymphedema Surgery
The swelling can occur in the arm, breast, chest or leg area. Patients who have had their lymph nodes removed due to cancer are more likely to develop lymphedema. If you have had a lymph node ...
The Associated Press on MSN24d
Some breast cancer patients can avoid certain surgeries, studies suggest
Some early breast cancer patients can safely avoid specific surgeries, according to two studies exploring ways to lessen ...
News Medical on MSN9mon
Study demonstrates safe reduction of lymph node removal in breast cancer patients
The axillary recurrence rate in the 115 patients (53%) who required further lymph node removal was 3.5%, with an overall ...
Baylor College of Medicine1mon
Bladder Cancer
If the cancer is invasive, spread to the lymph nodes and other organs must be evaluated. Removal of the tumor through a cystoscope frequently is adequate treatment. Over time these tumors have a ...