Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 100%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

All‐cause mortality · women with operable primary breast cancer

Axillary sampling showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality compared with full axillary surgery (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Axillary treatment for operable primary breast cancer 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
HR 0.94 [0.73, 1.21]
3 studies · 967 participants
Low

Local recurrence · women with operable primary breast cancer

Axillary sampling showed no clear difference in local recurrence compared with full axillary surgery (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Axillary treatment for operable primary breast cancer 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
HR 1.41 [0.94, 2.12]
3 studies · 1404 participants
Low