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10/7/2008
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Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy: What Breast Cancer Patients Need to Know
The sentinel lymph node is the first lymph node that the lymph ducts drain into. Whether or not the cancer has spread to the sentinel lymph node indicates whether the cancer has started to spread beyond the breast. A new technique called sentinel lymph node biopsy identifies this lymph node, and allows only this lymph node to be removed. Removing only the sentinel lymph node can allow breast cancer patients to avoid many of the complications and side effects associated with a traditional axillary lymph node dissection. Patients with invasive breast cancer should discuss sentinel lymph node biopsy with their surgeon. [more]
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Experts Recommend Men Track their PSA Score Over Time
Men should start tracking their PSA test scores during their early screening years because this gives them a greater opportunity to identify trends over an extended period of time. [more]
Study Finds Racial Disparities Exist in Radiation Therapy Rates For Early Stage Breast Cancer
Black women are less likely than white women to receive radiation therapy after a lumpectomy, the standard of care for early stage breast cancer, according to a new study by researchers at The [more]
Eating red meat during adolescence might heighten the risk of breast cancer
Red meat consumption during adulthood has been previously shown to spur hormone-fueled breast cancer in women ages 26 to 46. [more]
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