Background Sentinel-lymph-node (SLN) surgery was designed to minimise the side-effects
of lymph-node surgery but still offer outcomes equivalent to axillary-lymph-node dissection (…

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-…

Objective: To provide information and recommendations to women with breast cancer and
their physicians regarding what is now known about sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy. …

Additional experience with BCS has led to some refinements in surgical technique with
respect to incision placement. In addition, it has become evident that the proportion of women …

Discussion Vernix caseosa, the “cheese-like” white cutaneous material covering the skin of
the newborn, consists of an admixture of sebaceous glandular secretions, lanugo hair and …

For example, the American Society of Breast Surgeons issued guidelines for the technique
at the end of 1998, which were then updated in August 2000.“Their most recent guidelines …

5. Objective To provide information and recommendations to patients and their physicians
regarding follow-up strategies and topics relevant to follow-up after treatment for breast cancer…

Proposals for reforming medicare in Canada have included the adoption of Medical Savings
Accounts (MSAs). Under such plans, governments would contribute funds into individuals’ …

… And finally, I owe much more than I can repay to Matthew Leila, my best critic, sharpest editor,
and most loving partner, and to Astrid ScarthLella, whose arrival while this book was being …

… In their chapters, Armine Yalnizyan and Hugh Mackenzie explain how Martin solved this
problem by using taxation policy and the war on “big government” to reduce the federal …