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The INDEPENDENT, November 15, 2000 Page 17 Breast cancer patients sought for study of lymph node removal The Columbia River Oncolo likely to spread - in women tients with early stage breast gy Program (CROP) in the whose sentinel node biopsies cancer. In all, nearly 5400 women across the country will Portland/Vancouver metropoli are negative for cancer? Thousands of women participate. tan area has begun enrolling Selected surgeons at the breast cancer patients in a across the country will partici Legacy Health System hospi study that will shed light on the pate in this clinical trial, which long-term effects of removing is being sponsored by the Na tals, the Providence Health only one or a few underarm tional Cancer Institute and car System hospitals and the lymph nodes during surgery. ried out by the National Surgi Southwest Washington Med The new study seeks to re cal Adjuvant Breast and Bowel ical Center have been specially solve a much-debated question Project (NSABP). Dr. Keith trained to perform the proce in breast cancer treatment: Is it Lanier, an NSABP member dure. Previous studies suggest safe to remove only the sen who is heading the study at tinel node - the first node or CROP, said that enrollment is that when the sentinel node is nodes to which the cancer is open to newly disgnosed pa negative, the other nodes are also negative in the majority of cases and may not need to be removed. A growing number of surgeons and patients are interested in this technique, because removing only the sentinel node may reduce the 35305 Hankev Road. SL Helens risk of side effects that some times occur following lymph node removal. These side ef fects can affect quality of life and can include lymphedema in the arm (swelling caused by excess fluid buildup), numb ness, a persistent burning sen sation, infection and limited COLUMBIA ROAD & DRIVEWAY. INC. Specializing la: • QUARRY ROCK • PIT RUN • 3 /4 " MINUS • 1-1/2" MINUS • 3 ”-1-1/2" shoulder motion. 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