Preoperative MRI should be standard in tumor staging before breast conservation surgery, say researchers reporting changes in management after such imaging. Medscape Medical News
Incorporating docetaxel into a sequential regimen of epirubicin followed by cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil improved recurrence-free and overall survival in women with node-positive early-stage breast cancer. Medscape Medical News
Patients often have no spontaneous bleeding, but they can have serious and life-threatening bleeding with trauma or when undergoing surgical procedures. Transfusion Alternatives in Transfusion Medicine
Arthroscopic transplantation of autologous osteochondral grafts is a "valid solution" for repairing small cartilage defects in the knee, according to a report in the December issue of The American Journal of Sports Medicine. Reuters Health Information
Delaying axillary node dissection for a few weeks does not appear to be detrimental in breast cancer patients with positive sentinel nodes, according to a report in the July 20th Journal of Clinical Oncology. Reuters Health Information
