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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, don't take another dozen lymph nodes. >> why is that? >> they say it doesn't really help and could hurt. they say the woman doesn't have a better chance of surviving and when you take out that many, you're 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 doesn't help. it hurts. so just leave those lymph nodes there. if they are cancerous, radiation or chemo will get ...

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: ...

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 because we've been using axillary lymph node surgery -- complete axillary lymph node surgery for many...

>> 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. i'm dr. timothy johnson. president obama is apparently having some success in his quest to stop smoking. first lady michelle obama says the president hasn't 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 he's not a smoker. people in the denver area are waking up to subzero temps today as they dig out fr...

>> 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. we're 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, we'll order valentine's day roses from major national florists and we'll see which bouquets are worth the money and which are not. we talked about this, you're not a fan of the -- >> give me the cash. save the flowers. rather have that cash i...