Comments on: President’s Corner: Clinical Trial Breakthrough May Mean Less Surgery http://s389932830.onlinehome.us/blog/2011/03/presidents-corner-clinical-trial-breakthrough-may-mean-less-surgery/ Just another WordPress site Wed, 11 Jul 2012 18:01:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dolores http://s389932830.onlinehome.us/blog/2011/03/presidents-corner-clinical-trial-breakthrough-may-mean-less-surgery/#comment-1570 Dolores Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:33:00 +0000 https://www.pabreastcancer.org/blog/?p=740#comment-1570 Hi Jessica, Thanks for leaving a comment. We want everyone to be informed about new medical advances that the PA Breast Cancer Coalition discusses. As you know, sentinel lymph node removal and biopsy are a first step in determining whether breast cancer has spread. The study referred to here supports the continuation of that procedure. Typically, if these initial underarm lymph nodes show evidence of cancer, then it is recommended that additional lymph nodes be removed surgically. This secondary step, the axillary lymph node removal, is what was studied with this clinical trial. The results of the five year study were that for some women, there may not be a benefit to removing any more lymph nodes than the original sentinel node. More details about the study can be found at http://pbcc.me/6i. If you have any further questions, please feel free to give me a call at 800-377-8828 or email me at info@pabreastcancer.org. Dolores Hi Jessica,

Thanks for leaving a comment. We want everyone to be informed about new medical advances that the PA Breast Cancer Coalition discusses.

As you know, sentinel lymph node removal and biopsy are a first step in determining whether breast cancer has spread. The study referred to here supports the continuation of that procedure. Typically, if these initial underarm lymph nodes show evidence of cancer, then it is recommended that additional lymph nodes be removed surgically. This secondary step, the axillary lymph node removal, is what was studied with this clinical trial.

The results of the five year study were that for some women, there may not be a benefit to removing any more lymph nodes than the original sentinel node.

More details about the study can be found at http://pbcc.me/6i.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to give me a call at 800-377-8828 or email me at info@pabreastcancer.org.

Dolores

]]> By: Dolores http://s389932830.onlinehome.us/blog/2011/03/presidents-corner-clinical-trial-breakthrough-may-mean-less-surgery/#comment-43 Dolores Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:33:00 +0000 https://www.pabreastcancer.org/blog/?p=740#comment-43 Hi Jessica, Thanks for leaving a comment. We want everyone to be informed about new medical advances that the PA Breast Cancer Coalition discusses. As you know, sentinel lymph node removal and biopsy are a first step in determining whether breast cancer has spread. The study referred to here supports the continuation of that procedure. Typically, if these initial underarm lymph nodes show evidence of cancer, then it is recommended that additional lymph nodes be removed surgically. This secondary step, the axillary lymph node removal, is what was studied with this clinical trial. The results of the five year study were that for some women, there may not be a benefit to removing any more lymph nodes than the original sentinel node. More details about the study can be found at http://pbcc.me/6i. If you have any further questions, please feel free to give me a call at 800-377-8828 or email me at info@pabreastcancer.org. Dolores Hi Jessica,

Thanks for leaving a comment. We want everyone to be informed about new medical advances that the PA Breast Cancer Coalition discusses.

As you know, sentinel lymph node removal and biopsy are a first step in determining whether breast cancer has spread. The study referred to here supports the continuation of that procedure. Typically, if these initial underarm lymph nodes show evidence of cancer, then it is recommended that additional lymph nodes be removed surgically. This secondary step, the axillary lymph node removal, is what was studied with this clinical trial.

The results of the five year study were that for some women, there may not be a benefit to removing any more lymph nodes than the original sentinel node.

More details about the study can be found at http://pbcc.me/6i.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to give me a call at 800-377-8828 or email me at info@pabreastcancer.org.

Dolores

]]> By: Dolores http://s389932830.onlinehome.us/blog/2011/03/presidents-corner-clinical-trial-breakthrough-may-mean-less-surgery/#comment-1569 Dolores Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:31:00 +0000 https://www.pabreastcancer.org/blog/?p=740#comment-1569 Hi Jessica, Thanks for leaving a comment. We want everyone to be informed about new medical advances that the PA Breast Cancer Coalition discusses. As you know, sentinel lymph node removal and biopsy are a first step in determining whether breast cancer has spread. The study referred to here supports the continuation of that procedure. Typically, if these initial underarm lymph nodes show evidence of cancer, then it is recommended that additional lymph nodes be removed surgically. This secondary step, the axillary lymph node removal, is what was studied with this clinical trial. The results of the five year study were that for some women, there may not be a benefit to removing any more lymph nodes than the original sentinel node. More details about the study can be found at http://pbcc.me/6i. If you have any further questions, please feel free to give me a call at 800-377-8828 or email me at info@pabreastcancer.org. Dolores Hi Jessica,

Thanks for leaving a comment. We want everyone to be informed about new medical advances that the PA Breast Cancer Coalition discusses.

As you know, sentinel lymph node removal and biopsy are a first step in determining whether breast cancer has spread. The study referred to here supports the continuation of that procedure. Typically, if these initial underarm lymph nodes show evidence of cancer, then it is recommended that additional lymph nodes be removed surgically. This secondary step, the axillary lymph node removal, is what was studied with this clinical trial.

The results of the five year study were that for some women, there may not be a benefit to removing any more lymph nodes than the original sentinel node.

More details about the study can be found at http://pbcc.me/6i.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to give me a call at 800-377-8828 or email me at info@pabreastcancer.org.

Dolores

]]> By: Dolores http://s389932830.onlinehome.us/blog/2011/03/presidents-corner-clinical-trial-breakthrough-may-mean-less-surgery/#comment-42 Dolores Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:31:00 +0000 https://www.pabreastcancer.org/blog/?p=740#comment-42 Hi Jessica, Thanks for leaving a comment. We want everyone to be informed about new medical advances that the PA Breast Cancer Coalition discusses. As you know, sentinel lymph node removal and biopsy are a first step in determining whether breast cancer has spread. The study referred to here supports the continuation of that procedure. Typically, if these initial underarm lymph nodes show evidence of cancer, then it is recommended that additional lymph nodes be removed surgically. This secondary step, the axillary lymph node removal, is what was studied with this clinical trial. The results of the five year study were that for some women, there may not be a benefit to removing any more lymph nodes than the original sentinel node. More details about the study can be found at http://pbcc.me/6i. If you have any further questions, please feel free to give me a call at 800-377-8828 or email me at info@pabreastcancer.org. Dolores Hi Jessica,

Thanks for leaving a comment. We want everyone to be informed about new medical advances that the PA Breast Cancer Coalition discusses.

As you know, sentinel lymph node removal and biopsy are a first step in determining whether breast cancer has spread. The study referred to here supports the continuation of that procedure. Typically, if these initial underarm lymph nodes show evidence of cancer, then it is recommended that additional lymph nodes be removed surgically. This secondary step, the axillary lymph node removal, is what was studied with this clinical trial.

The results of the five year study were that for some women, there may not be a benefit to removing any more lymph nodes than the original sentinel node.

More details about the study can be found at http://pbcc.me/6i.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to give me a call at 800-377-8828 or email me at info@pabreastcancer.org.

Dolores

]]> By: Jessica http://s389932830.onlinehome.us/blog/2011/03/presidents-corner-clinical-trial-breakthrough-may-mean-less-surgery/#comment-1568 Jessica Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:54:00 +0000 https://www.pabreastcancer.org/blog/?p=740#comment-1568 Am I misunderstanding this--you are saying the AMA has denounced the effectiveness of lymph node removal? How is this considered promising? I had two lymph nodes removed (after a sentinal node biopsy) and the nodes tested negative. Do you mean to say that this "may not decrease [my chance of a ] recurrence or increase [my] overall survival rate?" I don't understand how this news is promising? I should hope it DID decrease my chance of recurrence and increase my overal survival chances b/c they tested negative for cancer cells?!?! Am I misunderstanding this–you are saying the AMA has denounced the effectiveness of lymph node removal? How is this considered promising?

I had two lymph nodes removed (after a sentinal node biopsy) and the nodes tested negative. Do you mean to say that this “may not decrease [my chance of a ] recurrence or increase [my] overall survival rate?” I don’t understand how this news is promising? I should hope it DID decrease my chance of recurrence and increase my overal survival chances b/c they tested negative for cancer cells?!?!

]]> By: Jessica http://s389932830.onlinehome.us/blog/2011/03/presidents-corner-clinical-trial-breakthrough-may-mean-less-surgery/#comment-40 Jessica Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:54:00 +0000 https://www.pabreastcancer.org/blog/?p=740#comment-40 Am I misunderstanding this--you are saying the AMA has denounced the effectiveness of lymph node removal? How is this considered promising? I had two lymph nodes removed (after a sentinal node biopsy) and the nodes tested negative. Do you mean to say that this "may not decrease [my chance of a ] recurrence or increase [my] overall survival rate?" I don't understand how this news is promising? I should hope it DID decrease my chance of recurrence and increase my overal survival chances b/c they tested negative for cancer cells?!?! Am I misunderstanding this–you are saying the AMA has denounced the effectiveness of lymph node removal? How is this considered promising?

I had two lymph nodes removed (after a sentinal node biopsy) and the nodes tested negative. Do you mean to say that this “may not decrease [my chance of a ] recurrence or increase [my] overall survival rate?” I don’t understand how this news is promising? I should hope it DID decrease my chance of recurrence and increase my overal survival chances b/c they tested negative for cancer cells?!?!

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