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Targeted axillary dissection: A New, Precise Way to Check for Cancer Spread
When you are diagnosed with breast cancer, one of the first places to check is the lymph nodes under your arm (called the axillary lymph nodes). This is because cancer often travels there first. During breast cancer surgery, a standard step is to perform a Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (SLNB) . This checks the first few nodes…
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