Recently, omission of axillary lymph node dissection among patients with early breast cancer has been found to have no detrimental effect on outcomes in most cases, continuing a trend toward less ...

People have been urged to lookout for an unusual sign in the armpit that could signal the UK’s most common cancer. According ...

An updated long-term analysis of the Phase III KATHERINE trial confirms that adjuvant treatment with Kadcyla (trastuzumab ...

The lumps may be the result of breast cancer spreading to armpit lymph nodes. It is important to note, though, that changes related to the breast are more often not associated with cancer.

Most surgeries do not harm the chest muscles. But they will remove a small part of the chest muscle only if the cancer is near or touching the muscles. During your surgery, they may also take out 1 or ...

Lymphoscintigraphy – a novel approach that safely and accurately screens axillary lymph nodes – allows the surgeon to identify and biopsy the sentinel lymph node. Cutaneous melanoma is potentially the ...

Updated results from the KATHERINE trial showed that adjuvant T-DM1 provided a significant improvement in overall survival and no evidence of long-term safety issues.

MSD The Main Partner of the 17th International Breast and Gynaecological Cancer conference to Support Women's health and Raise Awareness of Breast Cancer Risks ...