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    Current axillary management of patients with early breast cancer and low-volume nodal disease undergoing primary surgery: results of a United Kingdom national practice survey

    UK NICE guidelines recommend axillary node clearance (ANC) should be performed in all patients with biopsy-proven node-positive breast cancer having primary surgery. There is, however, increasing evidence such...

    K. Fairhurst, S. A. McIntosh, R. I. Cutress in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment (2024)

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    Recommendations for optimising pilot and feasibility work in surgery

    Surgical trials are recognised as inherently challenging. Pilot and feasibility studies (PAFS) are increasingly acknowledged as a key method to optimise the design and conduct of randomised trials but remain l...

    K. Fairhurst, S. Potter, J. M. Blazeby, K. N. L. Avery in Pilot and Feasibility Studies (2024)

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    Current use of drains and management of seroma following mastectomy and axillary surgery: results of a United Kingdom national practice survey

    Up to 40% of the 56,000 women diagnosed with breast cancer each year in the UK undergo mastectomy. Seroma formation following surgery is common, may delay wound healing, and be uncomfortable or delay the start...

    K. Fairhurst, K. Roberts, P. Fairbrother, S. Potter in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment (2024)