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Cancer can appear in the lymph nodes in two ways: it can either start there or it can spread there from somewhere else. Learn more about lymph nodes and cancer here.
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Staging is the process of finding out how far cancer has spread. This the most important factor in determining prognosis and treatment options.
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Get details on how breast cancer is staged based on the TNM system to help determine prognosis, treatment options, and next steps.
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If breast cancer spreads, it often goes first to nearby lymph nodes. Find detailed information on surgery to remove lymph nodes for breast cancer here.
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Learn more about what breast cancer is including the basics of where the cancer starts and how it spreads from the American Cancer Society's cancer experts.
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Breast Cancer in Men Early Detection,
Diagnosis, and Staging
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Detection and Diagnosis
Catching cancer early often allows for more treatment options. Some early cancers may
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To understand the different types of leukemia, it helps to know some basic facts about the blood and lymph systems. Learn more here.
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Radiation therapy uses high-energy rays or particles to destroy cancer cells. Learn how radiation is used to treat breast cancer in men.
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Several techniques other than surgery can be used to treat basal and squamous cell skin cancers that have not spread to lymph nodes or other parts of the body.
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Surgery to remove the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries and sample the lymph nodes is the main treatment for uterine sarcomas.