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 not need painful surgery. senior medical contributor dr. tim johnson has the details. >> reporter: the removal of lymph nodes due to the spread of breast cancer is known to have some adverse effects, especially if many nodes are removed. researchers at several top cancer facilities across the country studied nearly 900 patients whose cancer had spread to one or two nearby lymph nodes. the participants were selected at random.