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A member asked:
O had surgery for positive breast cancer. is sentinel lymph node biopsy accurate for breast cancer surgery. node was negative.
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Yes they are: by now sentinel lymph node are the standard of care for breast cancer surgery and staging, and yes they are very accurate. node is negative is a very good news that will make the cancer early stage and hopefully cureable
Answered 9/14/2018
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