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Sentinel Nodes Could Reveal a Tumor s Prognosis
For many diseases, the ability to quickly and effectively diagnose or prognose a patient is critical. If caught early on, doctors and patients are given the time to properly analyze and treat the disease, which often results in a far better outlook for the patient.
This is doubly true in cancer. If caught early, many cancers can be treated quite easily with surgery and follow-up chemotherapy or radiotherapy. A smaller and more localized cancer is usually easier to get rid of. Once a tumor progresses to metastasis, it becomes incredibly difficult to treat effectively.