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		<title>SUNMEL trial &#8211; What to expect</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2011 21:44:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Professor Meirion Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A study is designed to detect early lymph node metastasis by ultrasound before this becomes palpable. Professor Thomas explains what to expect when entering this new trial.]]></description>
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		<title>Advances in high resolution ultrasound technology may offer an alternative to sentinel node biopsy in melanoma</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2011 21:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Professor Meirion Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Advances in high resolution ultrasound may offer an alternative to more invasive staging procedures in the detection of melanoma deposits in lymph nodes offering rapid detection and surveillance for patients.]]></description>
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		<title>Transplant related melanoma may hold the key to the sentinel node</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:05:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Professor Meirion Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Melanoma is one of the most often reported and lethal donor derived malignancies but nature's own unfortunate experiment may hold the answer to mysterious behaviour in the sentinel node. ]]></description>
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		<title>World Melanoma Congress 2009, Vienna</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 20:05:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Professor Meirion Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 7th World Melanoma Congress will take place in Vienna, Austria between May 12th-16th 2009. This annual conference sees the movers and shakers of the world melanoma community unite to debate hot research topics. Speakers from all faculties will attend, ranging from basic science to cutting edge clinical treatment. Professor Meirion Thomas will be talking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MSLT-1 Update: Growing concerns over statistical analysis</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 13:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Professor Meirion Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Staistical errors continue to hamper progress in the MSLT-1 trial looking at the potential role of sentinel node biopsy in the treatment of malignant melanoma.]]></description>
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		<title>Ultrasound is the alternative to Sentinel Node Biopsy</title>
		<link>http://www.malignant-melanoma.org/sentinel-node-biopsy/ultrasound-the-alternative-to-sentinel-node-biopsy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Professor Meirion Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regular ultrasound surveillance of lymph nodes is an alternative to sentinel node biopsy. It offers an effective non-invasive method of monitoring disease activity. We explore reasons to use this modality.]]></description>
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		<title>Prognostic false-positivity of the sentinel node in melanoma</title>
		<link>http://www.malignant-melanoma.org/publications/prognostic-false-positivity-of-the-sentinel-node-in-melanoma-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 20:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Professor Meirion Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nature Clinical Practice Oncology (2008) 5, 18-23]]></description>
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		<title>Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Melanoma in 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.malignant-melanoma.org/publications/sentinel-lymph-node-biopsy-in-melanoma-in-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://www.malignant-melanoma.org/publications/sentinel-lymph-node-biopsy-in-melanoma-in-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Professor Meirion Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[sentinel node biopsy chapter book]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Principles and Practice of Oncology 2008 Update]]></description>
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		<title>Sentinel lymph node biopsy: not yet standard of care for melanoma.</title>
		<link>http://www.malignant-melanoma.org/publications/sentinel-lymph-node-biopsy-not-yet-standard-of-care-for-melanoma/</link>
		<comments>http://www.malignant-melanoma.org/publications/sentinel-lymph-node-biopsy-not-yet-standard-of-care-for-melanoma/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BMJ. 2004 Jul 17; 329(7458): 170; author reply 170-1Thomas JM, Clark MA]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Herbert Lumley Snow, MD, MRCS (1847-1930): the original champion of elective lymph node dissection in melanoma.</title>
		<link>http://www.malignant-melanoma.org/publications/dr-herbert-lumley-snow-md-mrcs-1847-1930-the-original-champion-of-elective-lymph-node-dissection-in-melanoma/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ann Surg Oncol. 2004 Sep; 11(9): 875-8Neuhaus SJ, Clark MA, Thomas JM Herbert Snow (1847-1930), a London surgeon with a particular interest in melanoma, was a controversial proponent of anticipatory gland excision well before acceptance of elective lymph node dissections. This article describes the work of Snow within a wider historical context.]]></description>
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