Background The goals of axillary-lymph-node dissection (ALND) are to maximise survival,
provide regional control, and stage the patient. However, this technique has substantial side-…

Background Most women with breast cancer who undergo breast-conserving surgery receive
whole-breast irradiation. We examined whether the addition of regional nodal irradiation to …

Aberrant activation of Notch receptors has been shown to cause mammary tumors in mice.
We therefore used in situ hybridization to analyze expression of Notch ligands and receptors …

Purpose An increasing proportion of patients (> 30%) with node-positive breast cancer will
obtain an axillary pathologic complete response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC). If …

Background We determined the effect of breast irradiation plus tamoxifen on disease-free
survival and local relapse in women 50 years of age or older who had T1 or T2 node-negative …

PURPOSE It remains a challenge to predict which women with axillary node-negative (ANN)
breast cancer at greatest risk of relapse may benefit most from adjuvant therapy. Increases …

Numerous studies have examined the relationship between organochlorines and breast
cancer, but the results are not consistent. In most studies,organochlorines were measured in …

PURPOSE: Weight gain is common during the first year after breast cancer diagnosis. In this
study, we examined clinical factors associated with body size at diagnosis and weight gain …

Purpose Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is the most prevalent and distressing symptom among
cancer patients and survivors. However, research on its prevalence and related disability in …

Lymphedema (LE) is a well‐known postoperative complication after axillary node dissection
(ALND). Although, sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND) involves more focused surgery …