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Why are lymph nodes removed during cancer surgery?

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To help find out if the cancer has spread outside the breast, one or more of the lymph nodes under the arm (axillary lymph nodes) are removed and checked in the lab. This is an important part of staging.
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To help find out if the cancer has spread outside the breast

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