it may have still encouraged surgeons of that era to more proactively remove lymph nodes in the armpit area that appeared affected during breast cancer operations. Two major breakthroughs during ...

Moira had stage 3 breast cancer, and after surgery to remove lymph nodes, she began her chemotherapy and radiation treatment. She eventually went into remission and has been cancer-free ever since, ...

The good news is that if we can accurately predict who is going to develop lymphedema, //we can often avoid lymphedema altogether or slow down the pace at which it tends to accumulate over time,” said ...

Intraoperative frozen biopsy and sentinel lymph nodes technique have not shown sufficient accuracy to avoid extended lymphadenectomy, due to the significant rates of skip lymphatic metastasis.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) has affirmed Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) primary and secondary surveillance areas for North Carolina’s ...

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the United States, except for skin cancers. It accounts for about 30% (or 1 in 3) of all new female cancers each year. The American Cancer Society's ...