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Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Associated with Better Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute
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Biopsy of the sentinel lymph node, the first lymph node to which fluid from a primary breast tumor drains, was associated with better arm function and better quality of life compared with standard dissection, or removal of lymph nodes in the armpit region in women with early-stage breast cancer, according to a study in the May 3 Journal of the