Kathy LaTour

Kathy LaTour

Kathy LaTour is a breast cancer survivor, author of The Breast Cancer Companion and co-founder of CURE magazine. While cancer did not take her life, she has given it willingly to educate, empower and enlighten the newly diagnosed and those who care for them.

Articles by Kathy LaTour

One of the primary goals of sentinel node biopsy is to reduce the need for axillary dissection to minimize a woman’s chance of getting lymphedema, a chronic buildup of fluid that occurs as a result of the body’s impaired ability to drain lymph fluid from tissue.