Breast cancer in men increasing
...ly, men are more likely to present with disease in axillary lymph nodes, at a more advanced stage of disease, ...ry carcinomas (2.6 percent). Larger tumor size and axillary lymph node disease were independently associated with shortened survival. Tumor grade and receptor s...New biopsy technique helps assess breast cancer's spread
...is identified and assessed for cancerous cells, or axillary lymph node dissection, in which all the lymph node...as to use ultrasound to pre-operatively assess the axillary lymph nodes. If we can use ultrasound to stage the axilla and identify metastatic disease, we can sa...Researchers say breast cancer in Africa may provide clues to the disease in African-Americans
...osis also tend to be higher grade, often involving axillary lymph nodes and, therefore, higher stages disease with worse prognoses. Poor prognosis is compounded by resource poor healthcare infrastructure, which offers limited treatment options and underutilizes effective treatments. Still, the incidence of br...