I’m a 43-year-old mom with terminal cancer — this is the fatal mistake I made in my 20s
Claire Turner, 43 was diagnosed in January, learning that the disease had spread to her liver, thighs, lymph nodes and ...
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Is that mole melanoma? How to tell if a mole is cancerous or not
The five-year survival rate for melanoma is more than 99% for people in the U.S. when it's discovered early, before it spreads to the lymph nodes and other organs, according to the Melanoma Research ...
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Metastatic Melanoma in the Older Patient
Cutaneous melanoma (CM) is a highly curable skin cancer of melanocytes if diagnosed early. Unfortunately, its invasion into the deeper dermis increases the risk of it spreading to the lymph nodes ...
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Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Skin Cancer
A sentinel lymph node is a node or nodes that is likely to be the closest node draining a cancer, making it the earliest to show if a metastasis has occurred. Our surgical oncologists may biopsy or ...
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Removing Fewer Lymph Nodes May Reduce Lymphedema Risk in Breast Cancer
The procedure targets the first draining lymph nodes, reducing unnecessary removal if these nodes are cancer-free. Effective systemic therapies have enhanced patient outcomes, supporting the shift to ...
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Latest data reveals NSW’s top melanoma hotspots
The Cancer Institute NSW’s newly released melanoma hotspot map reveals Ballina, Lismore, Byron, Clarence Valley and Coffs Harbour local government areas (LGAs) have the state’s highest rates of ...