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Clinical Articles / BY: J.E. Albrecht, MD January/February 2008
... past medical history included myocardial infarction at age 32, COPD at age 40, and hyperlipidemia at age 43. His ... gingi­vitis and a 1-cm tender left axillary lymph node. Chest auscultation was limited by the patient’s ... days and the cough and emesis resolved. The left axillary node became nontender and gingivitis abated. By day 4 in ...
Clinical Articles / BY: H.F. Kennecke, MD, MHA, FRCPC, April 2006
... of 31 months, women who switched to exemestane had a 32% reduction in the risk of recurrence, and a corresponding ... into a benefit of 6% in absolute terms. In patients with node-positive breast cancer there was also a 40% reduction in ... risk of breast cancer occurrence. Women who had low-grade node-negative disease had a very low risk (3%) of breast ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ian Gardiner, MD December 2005
... view of the pectoral fascia and the internal mammary lymph node chain. The large field of view also permits assessment ... and in one study altered the management of 50% of 32 women with invasive lobular carcinoma. [16] ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Charmaine Kim-Sing, MD, ChB, FRCPC October 2004
... for cancers that were greater than 2 cm in size, lymph node negative, and estrogen receptor (ER) positive. The most ... Tamoifen group Placebo group Tamoxifen group <49 1.09 1.32 1.27 1.58 ≥50 0.76 3.05 2.46 4.71 Managing your breast ...
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