Oncology & Cancer

Q&A: Merkel cell carcinoma

I recently heard about a type of skin cancer called Merkel cell carcinoma. I'm not familiar with this condition. Can you explain what it is? Do I need to do anything different to protect myself?

Oncology & Cancer

Models can predict breast cancer-related lymphedema

Preoperative and postoperative models are highly accurate for predicting breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL), according to a study published online July 12 in JAMA Surgery.

Oncology & Cancer

Lymph node dissection declining in SLN-positive melanoma

For patients with sentinel lymph node (SLN)-positive melanoma, fewer patients are undergoing completion lymph node dissection (CLND) and more are receiving adjuvant systemic therapy, according to study published online Jan. ...

Oncology & Cancer

Changing the standard of care for stage III melanoma surgery

For years, surgery for patients with stage III melanoma—melanoma that has spread to the lymph nodes—involved removing those lymph nodes along with the primary tumor. Known as completion lymph node dissection (CLND), the ...

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