Publications by authors named "Rachel Lancaster"
Purpose: Surgical research pipeline programs provide a unique insight into academic surgery, offering a distinctive opportunity for aspiring future surgeons and medical professionals to identify suitable mentorship. The objective of this study was to determine the impact of an academic summer research, shadowing, and mentorship program on undergraduate students with interest in the fields of medicine and surgery.
Methods: We conducted a convergent mixed methods study on undergraduate students who participated in the Surgery Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program from 2017 to 2022, excluding the 2020 cohort as their experience was highly impacted by COVID-19.
Article Synopsis
- Researchers studied how axillary surgery practices have changed over time following neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in breast cancer patients enrolled in the I-SPY2 trial from 2011 to 2021.
- The findings showed a significant decrease in axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) procedures, particularly in patients who were clinically node-positive (cN+) at diagnosis, with a corresponding increase in the use of sentinel lymph node (SLN) surgery.
- These trends indicate a shift in surgical practices, with less extensive surgery being performed after NAC, particularly for patients showing node positivity before treatment, reflecting evolving clinical approaches prior to further research outcomes.