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Lymph node has cancer, they then go in and yank another dozen lymph nodes to be safe, like a margin of error. this study says, huh-uh, dont take another dozen lymph nodes. >> why is that? >> they say it doesnt really help and could hurt. they say the woman doesnt have a better chance of surviving and when you take out that many, youre taking out a dozen lymph nodes, it can make her arm swell and cause nerve damage and can really make life difficult later on. they are saying it doesnt help. it hu...

Terry moran, abc news, cairo. the new republican leadership in the house miscalculated the level of support for the patriot act. they thought they could pass a nine-month extension of certain parts of the anti-terror law but instead 26 republicans joined democrats in opposing it. several surveillance provisions have been extended. they were set to expire at the end of the month. in medical news, a major new approach in the treatment of certain breast cancers. it means thousands of women will...

Some undergoing more adpresive surgery which in this study removed an average of 17 limp nodes while others had simpler surgery which removed only cancer-effected limb of nodes. significantly more women who had the extensive procedure suffered adverse effects such as shoulder pain, weakness or painful swelling of the arm known as lymphedema. >> if we can detect this disease with these lymph nodes, we can spare a lot of patient the morbidity of more complicated surgery. >> that is a key finding b...

>> reporter: the researchers concluded that in cases where the spread of breast cancer is limited to one or two lymph nodes, the simpler surgery is as effective as the more aggressive treatment. im dr. timothy johnson. president obama is apparently having some success in his quest to stop smoking. first lady michelle obama says the president hasnt had a cigarette in almost a year. mr. obama started smoking in his teens. the first lady claims he quit so he can look at his daughters and say hes ...

>> a little more good news in term of medical news. relief for women fighting -- and i should say families fighting breast cancer. new research reveals why a painful surgery may no longer be necessary. were talking about those lymph node operations. often women get them to make sure the breast cancer has not spread. >> great news there. on top of that, well order valentines day roses from major national florists and well see which bouquets are worth the money and which are not. we talked about...

Normal patient, they put you to sleep in this twilight zone and you wake up and its over. you dont know it actually happened already. there was no pain whatsoever afterwards. when the breast came to life. i also had a lymph node taken out to make sure the cancer hadnt spread. its still in the one boob. >> larry: before dr. oz joins us, what do you make of the whole tiger woods story, one great athlete about another? >> i think its great that hes playing again. i think he will find the golf cours...

By the way in a little while, well have dr. oz come on with martina to discuss breast cancer and her particular case. by the way, what was having that lumpectomy like? >> it was a piece of cake, really. the biopsy was actually more uncomfortable because youre laying on the table upside down with the breast sticking out. they numb it. that was uncomfortable being on the table, but the lumpectomy is much easier, because youre a normal patient, they put you to sleep in this twilight zone and you wa...

. thats just an extra precaution because other family members could for example have touched a bread roll made with wheat flour and would have gluten on their hands. its difficult if you want to go out to eat a while on holiday its hard to avoid gluten contamination when youre away from home even if i had. to i was removed along with an affected lymph node she underwent chemotherapy today one year later shes healthy again. once youve learned you have a tumor the fear makes you extra vigilant abo...

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