Less underarm surgery after chemotherapy for breast cancer in Nigeria
Part of Cancer, Skin clinical trials.
This study looks at whether women in Nigeria whose lymph node cancer disappears after chemotherapy can safely have less extensive underarm surgery. You would receive standard chemotherapy first, and if the nodes become cancer-free, you might have only a sentinel node biopsy instead of full node removal.
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Who can take part
- You are scheduled to receive chemotherapy for breast cancer.
- Before you start chemotherapy, cancer is found in at least one lymph node under your arm.
- After chemotherapy, the lymph nodes under your arm no longer show cancer (based on scans or tests).
- You have not had previous surgery on the breast or underarm area.
- You do not have inflammatory breast cancer or cancer that has spread to distant sites (Stage IV).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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