Cancer treatment routinely involves taking out lymph nodes near the tumor in case they contain metastatic cancer cells. But new findings from a clinical trial show that immunotherapy can activate ...

Sentinel lymph node biopsy has replaced traditional axillary dissection, minimizing lymphedema risk in breast cancer surgery. The procedure targets the first draining lymph nodes, reducing unnecessary ...

Strength training may be getting underdosed among women who undergo mastectomy or axillary lymph node dissection for breast ...

Results from the PHENIX-I trial support skipping pelvic lymphadenectomy in women with early cervical cancer who have a negative sentinel lymph node biopsy. Omitting pelvic lymphadenectomy in these ...

Researchers have developed a new nanoparticle that can 'hitch a ride' on immune cells, or monocytes. Because of its tiny size, the particle can tag along directly into lymph nodes and help metastasis ...

Swollen supraclavicular lymph nodes may occur as a reaction to infection or due to metastatic cancer. This type of swelling typically occurs just above a person’s collarbone. Lymph nodes are part of ...

ESPN basketball commentator Dick Vitale has been diagnosed with cancer for a fourth time. The longtime analyst, 85, shared that doctors found cancer in lymph nodes in his neck via X on Friday, June 28 ...

Legendary college basketball announcer and three-time cancer survivor Dick Vitale announced that he has cancer again, this time in his lymph nodes. In a post on social media on Friday, Vitale revealed ...