EORTC study shows radiotherapy and surgery provide regional control for breast cancer patients

(European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer) Final analysis of the EORTC 10981-22023 AMAROS (After Mapping of the Axilla: Radiotherapy Or Surgery?) trial has shown that both axillary lymph node dissection and axillary radiotherapy provide excellent regional control for breast cancer patients with a positive sentinel node biopsy. The AMAROS trial also found that axillary radiotherapy reduces the risk of short term and long-term lymphoedema as compared to axillary lymph node dissection.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news