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Complete lymph-node surgery has been the most common procedure for women whose cancer has reached certain lymph nodes called sentinel nodes.
Doctors See Chance to Reduce Mastectomies Thomas M. Burton 2011
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The research was conducted at 115 hospitals between May 1999 and December 2004, with 445 patients getting the more complete lymph-node operation and 446 who got the more limited type.
Doctors See Chance to Reduce Mastectomies Thomas M. Burton 2011
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Caveat: It's possible that substances other than Lyme disease bacteria triggered the unusual lymph-node response, researchers said.
Clue to What Makes Lyme Bacteria Tick Ann Lukits 2011
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In the research, the more complete lymph-node procedure involved removing an average of 17 lymph nodes, compared with an average of two in the less extensive procedure.
Doctors See Chance to Reduce Mastectomies Thomas M. Burton 2011
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It concluded that for thousands of women who had a lumpectomy and radiation for breast cancer, the complete lymph-node operation didn't improve survival, or cancer-free survival, over an average of five years.
Doctors See Chance to Reduce Mastectomies Thomas M. Burton 2011
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Dr. Bell's office sent lymph-node biopsies of 12 of the sickest children to the CDC, but the biopsies came back normal.
The Puzzle of Chronic Fatigue Amy Dockser Marcus 2011
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David H. Song, a breast-cancer surgeon and vice chairman of surgery at the University of Chicago, said for two years or more his hospital had been steering many women away from an extensive type of lymph-node surgery known as axillary lymph-node dissection.
Doctors See Chance to Reduce Mastectomies Thomas M. Burton 2011
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The more extensive lymph-node procedure has resulted in pain, numbness and, in many woman, highly swollen arms over long periods.
Doctors See Chance to Reduce Mastectomies Thomas M. Burton 2011
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One person hears from another person who thought they heard Limbaugh or someone else say that all citrus fruit imported from Central America was laced with spores that cause lymph-node cancer: within a short time the story is an urban myth and American media gospel.
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Usually, the more aggressive cancers have more extensive lymph-node involvement.
The 10 Best Questions Dede Bonner 2008
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