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fied as positive for cancer in the lymph nodes during their first surgery. Using the other intra-operative test, frozen section, with an estimated 85 percent accuracy rating, approximately 44,400 patients could be identified as positive during their first surgery. Therefore, on an annualized basis in the U.S., application of GeneSearchTM BLN Assay could prevent the need for an additional 5,200 second surgeries for breast cancer patients.

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