Patients with early breast cancer who are at risk of late relapse after breast-conserving surgery may derive little benefit from adjuvant radiotherapy, research suggests.
"In the last few years, we’ve made a lot of advancements in treatment options. Breast cancer is something that, if caught early, it’s very treatable; it’s very beatable," said Dr. Janette Gomez, a ...
Sentinel lymph node biopsy has replaced traditional axillary dissection, minimizing lymphedema risk in breast cancer surgery. The procedure targets the first draining lymph nodes, reducing unnecessary ...
Within the prior 24 months, I have had a financial relationship with a company producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients: Receive the the ...
This operation, popularly termed as topping, induces the development of axillary buds into suckers, which have to be removed to ensure the effectiveness of topping. The intensity of topping and ...
Dr. Van Hemert and colleagues, led by Professor Marie-Jeanne Vrancken Peeters at the AVL-NKI, carried out a study involving 218 patients between 2014 and 2021 to investigate cancer outcomes of the ...
Piracha, MDPossible causes of armpit pain range from the minor irritation of clothing, or an infection that goes away quickly, to serious medical issues such as swollen lymph nodes and cancer-related ...