Allegheny General Doctors Tout Lymph Node Trial

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A group of doctors led by Allegheny General Hospital will publish the results of a clinical trial on Thursday that could change how surgeons determine if breast cancer has spread.

A new test that is done on lymph nodes while the patient is having surgery is more accurate than traditional methods and largely eliminates the need for repeat surgeries, the doctors will report in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

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Allegheny General Doctors Tout Lymph Node Trial

"I would like to use this test in my hospital now," lead author Dr. Thomas Julian, associate director of Allegheny General's Breast Care Center, said in...

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