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University of Sydney: Effective biopsy technique to identify cancer spread underused

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An innovative diagnostic technique, sentinel lymph node biopsy, is now widely recommended in both melanoma and breast cancer to determine whether cancer cells have spread to the lymph nodes. Sentinel lymph node biopsy – a procedure used in people diagnosed with melanoma to identify disease spread – has not increased in Australia, despite the availability […]