Most older patients with ER-positive DCIS undergoing mastectomy can avoid axillary surgery, reducing unnecessary procedures. Axillary surgery is overused in patients aged 70 and older, with 93% ...

Limited data are available on survival outcomes after sentinel-lymph-node biopsy alone as compared with lymphadenectomy in cervical cancer. In this multicenter, randomized, noninferiority trial, we ...

Women with early breast cancer may not need to have surgery to remove cancerous lymph nodes under the armpit, US researchers said on Tuesday. The finding may spare many women the pain and years of ...

A joint research team led by Professor Hyun-Woong Cho (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology) and Professor Hyun Koo Kim (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery) at Korea University Guro ...

With the goals of informing surgical management, improving long-term outcomes and lowering death rates of patients with testicular cancer, a study has found that the conventional, versatile open ...

A multicentre study led from Finland has shown that lymph node transfer is a viable treatment for the swelling in the affected limb, a condition known as lymphedema, after breast cancer surgery.

PURPOSE: The objective of the study was to evaluate the association between the number of lymph nodes removed at axillary dissection and recurrence and survival for patients with node-negative ...

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 ...

For years, it has been a mainstay of treatment to stop the spread of many cancers. But is the removal of lymph nodes – tiny, bean-shaped nodules that filter waste and bacteria – really the best way to ...

CHICAGO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Women with early breast cancer may not need to have surgery to remove cancerous lymph nodes under the armpit, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. The finding may spare many ...