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Lymph node removal may stop thyroid cancer return

Routinely removing lymph nodes in the neck of patients with thyroid cancer may help prevent the disease from recurring, according to a new study (Surgery, December 2011, Vol. 150:6, pp. 1048-1057).
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Postradiotherapy Neck Dissection for Lymph Node–Positive Head and Neck Cancer: The Use of Computed Tomography to Manage the Neck

Phase III Study of Gemcitabine and Cisplatin With or Without Aprinocarsen, a Protein Kinase C-Alpha Antisense Oligonucleotide, in Patients With Advanced-Stage Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Five hundred ...
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Neck Dissections Based on Sentinel Lymph Node Navigation Versus Elective Neck Dissections in Early Oral Cancers: A Randomized, Multicenter, and Noninferiority Trial

Association of Germline BRCA Pathogenic Variants With Diminished Ovarian Reserve: A Meta-Analysis of Individual Patient-Level Data Sixteen institutions in Japan participated in the study (trial ...
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Younger age, lymph node removal: Risk factors for pain after breast cancer surgery

An international team of researchers has identified several risk factors for persistent pain after breast cancer surgery; these include younger age, radiation therapy and removal of lymph nodes under ...