News tagged with node biopsy
Breast cancer patients' fear of developing lymphedema far exceeds risk
Women who have had the lymph nodes under their arm surgically removed during breast cancer treatment are warned to avoid certain practices that can cause lymphedema—a condition that causes chronic, painless swelling in ...
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Feb 25, 2013 |
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BMJ raises concerns over the effectiveness of a costly and invasive procedure for melanoma
A special report published by the BMJ today finds that thousands of melanoma patients around the world are undergoing an expensive and invasive procedure called sentinel node biopsy, despite a lack of clear evidence and co ...
Cancer
Jan 08, 2013 |
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Racial disparities still seen in use of breast cancer treatments
(HealthDay)—Black women with breast cancer are less likely than their white peers to benefit from improved surgical techniques used to treat their disease, according to a new study.
Cancer
Dec 05, 2012 |
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African American women with breast cancer less likely to have newer, recommended surgical procedure
African American women with early stage, invasive breast cancer were 12 percent less likely than Caucasian women with the same diagnosis to receive a minimally invasive technique, axillary sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy, ...
Cancer
Dec 05, 2012 |
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New guidelines issued for biopsy use in melanoma patients
(HealthDay) -- Sentinel lymph node biopsy -- a minimally invasive surgical technique that lets doctors see whether cancer has spread -- should be performed on patients with melanoma tumors of intermediate ...
Cancer
Jul 09, 2012 |
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Sentinel node biopsy safe for vulvar squamous cell cancer
(HealthDay) -- For women with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the vulva, sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy may be safely used in place of inguinal femoral lymphadenectomy, according to research published online ...
Cancer
Jul 08, 2012 |
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Breast cancer patients with positive ultrasound guided axillary node biopsy need dissection
Contrary to a trend in treatment, breast cancer patients with suspicious lymph nodes should have an ultrasound-guided axillary node biopsy, and if that biopsy is positive these patients should undergo an axillary dissection, ...
Cancer
May 03, 2012 |
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Fewer women need repeat breast cancer surgeries with new service at University of Michigan
Nearly one in three women who have breast cancer surgery will need to return to the operating room for additional surgery after the tumor is evaluated by a pathologist.
Cancer
Feb 28, 2012 |
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Invasive melanoma may be more likely in children than adults
A Johns Hopkins Children's Center study of young people with melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, has found that some children have a higher risk of invasive disease than adults.
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Oct 05, 2011 |
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Sentinel lymph node biopsy predicts outcomes for Merkel cell carcinoma
Patients with Merkel Cell Carcinoma who underwent a procedure called sentinel lymph node biopsy (SNLB) had a lower risk of cancer recurrence after two years, according to a study by researchers from Fox Chase Cancer Center. ...
Cancer
Oct 03, 2011 |
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Sentinel node biopsy safe, effective in head and neck melanomas
A common technique for determining whether melanoma has spread can be used safely and effectively even in tumors from the head and neck area, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. ...
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Aug 05, 2011 |
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