Most had their cancer spread to under arm lymph nodes which placed them at high risk of future recurrence. Because of this, their usual treatment included both a course of chemotherapy and standard ...

Many people with breast cancer can safely avoid chemotherapy with the use of a gene test, potentially sparing them unnecessary side effects without increasing the risk of the cancer returning, a large ...

Omitting completion axillary lymph node dissection does not increase risk for death for patients with clinically node-negative breast cancer, but it does significantly improve arm distress.Data from ...

The largest randomized trial of its kind to date found noninferior survival and better arm morbidity among patients with breast cancer who did not undergo completion axillary lymph node dissection.

Five-year OS was 94.4% with ALND omission vs 93.4% with completion ALND (HR 0.89), confirming non-inferiority; breast cancer–specific survival was similarly high in both arms. Inclusion of mastectomy ...

Many people with breast cancer can safely avoid chemotherapy with the use of a gene test, potentially sparing them unnecessary side effects without ...

The cost of CAR T-cell therapy means that the highly effective cancer treatment is unavailable in many parts of the world.

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A pioneering surgical technique is being hailed as life‑changing for North East women undergoing treatment for breast cancer.

Breast cancer patients receiving treatment at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) will be seen quicker thanks to a new ...

The research group of prof. Sanjiv Luther at the department of immunobiology of the University of Lausanne has discovered that a fibroblast subtype is essential for coordinating certain immune cells ...

Itchy, irritated armpits? You're not alone. It's a complaint that dermatologists hear often. That's because the armpit, also known as the axilla, is notoriously prone to irritation and other issues.