Zulfiqar Rana, MD, MPH, FACP
Board Certified in Internal Medicine
Lymph Node Study Shakes Pillar of Breast Cancer Care
February 10, 2011
Posted by on From The New York Times:
Lymph Node Study Shakes Pillar of Breast Cancer Care
For about 20 percent of breast cancer patients, removing cancerous nodes, a painful measure that can cause complications, does not improve survival or prevent cancer recurrence, researchers say.