Doctors test skipping lymph node surgery for small breast cancers

NCT ID NCT00210236

Summary

This study aimed to find out if women over 50 with very small breast cancers could safely skip the routine removal of underarm lymph nodes during their initial surgery. Researchers compared the survival rates of women who had the lymph nodes removed versus those who did not. The goal was to see if avoiding this procedure could reduce side effects like arm swelling without harming long-term outcomes.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Marmande

    Marmande, 47200, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Agen

    Agen, 47000, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Nazaire

    Saint-Nazaire, 44600, France

  • Centre Regional de Lutte Contre le Cancer de Toulouse

    Toulouse, 31000, France

  • Centre Régional de Lutte Contre le Cancer d'Anger

    Angers, 49000, France

  • Centre Régional de Lutte Contre le Cancer de Lyon

    Lyon, 69000, France

  • Centre Régional de Luttre Contre le Cancer de Clermont Ferrand

    Clermont-Ferrand, 63000, France

  • Centre Régional de Luttre Contre le Cancer de Dijon

    Dijon, 21000, France

  • Centre Régional de Luttre Contre le Cancer de Lille

    Lille, 59000, France

  • Centre Régional de Luttre Contre le Cancer de Montpellier

    Montpellier, 34000, France

  • Centre Régional de Luttre Contre le Cancer de Nantes

    Saint-Herblain, 44800, France

  • Centre Régional de Luttre Contre le Cancer de Strasbourg

    Strasbourg, 67000, France

  • Clinique de la Source

    Orléans, 45000, France

  • Institut Bergonié - Centre Régional de Luttre Contre le Cancer de Bordeaux et du Sud Ouest

    Bordeaux, 33076, France

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