17 January 2017 A study recently published in the Journal of Oncology Practice noted that patients with incurable breast cancer often have poor awareness of their prognosis after oncologist discussion of scan results. The researchers analyzed audio recordings of conversations between patients and oncologists. They found that oncologists tended to spend more time discussing treatment recommendations rather than scan results…
Read more9 January 2017 The American Society of Clinical Oncology recently updated their guideline on sentinel node biopsy for patients with early stage breast cancer. Axillary dissection, or removal of underarm lymph nodes, has traditionally accompanied mastectomy and lumpectomy surgery. It was initially felt that removal of these nodes was important to prevent the cancer from spreading to other areas in…
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