Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

4 questions · 4 findings · 1 reviews · Breast Cancer

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 25%Moderate 2 · 50%High 1 · 25%

All‐cause mortality · women with operable primary breast cancer

No axillary surgery showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality compared with full axillary surgery (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Axillary treatment for operable primary breast cancer 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
HR 1.06 [0.96, 1.17]
10 studies · 3849 participants
Moderate

All‐cause mortality · women with operable primary breast cancer

Radiotherapy alone showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality compared with full axillary surgery (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Axillary treatment for operable primary breast cancer 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
HR 1.1 [1, 1.21]
4 studies · 2469 participants
High

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

All‐cause mortality · women with operable primary breast cancer

Sentinel node biopsy showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality compared with full axillary surgery (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Axillary treatment for operable primary breast cancer 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
HR 1.05 [0.89, 1.25]
3 studies · 6352 participants
Moderate