The lymphatic system is part of the human immune system. It’s a collection of tissues and vessels that move a fluid called lymph throughout the body. A lymphatic drainage massag ...

You have hundreds of lymph nodes throughout your body, and large clusters of them in three particular areas: your neck, your armpits, and your groin. Lymph nodes (also known as glands) filter waste ...

Experts reveal if lymphatic drainage and facial massage can really slim your face or detox your body, and debunk social media ...

The management of axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer is continually evolving. Recent data now support omitting axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) in most patients with metastases in up to two ...

Omitting SLNB in older patients with early-stage, HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer showed similar safety and efficacy to performing the procedure. The BOOG 13-08 trial demonstrated comparable ...

As I was getting up from my visit with Mrs. Gregory, her right hand went to the base of her neck. Dr. Smith, do you think this little lump is anything?” Though doing her best to portray calm, she ...

Limited data are available on survival outcomes after sentinel-lymph-node biopsy alone as compared with lymphadenectomy in cervical cancer. In this multicenter, randomized, noninferiority trial, we ...

A project at Lund University in Sweden has trained an AI model to identify breast cancer patients who could be spared from axillary surgery. The model analyzes previously unutilized information in ...

Lymph nodes are a key part of the human immune system, whose primary function is to combat infections. The effectiveness of vaccines is based on their ability to trigger events in lymph nodes that ...

You’ve probably seen the videos by now. Social media is littered with clips of beautiful, poreless women gently running their hands up the edges of their “snatched” jawlines and down the sides of ...

VEGF-inducing gene therapy did not significantly improve outcomes with vascularized lymph node transfer for lymphedema. Arm volume reduction and quality of life were similar between treatment groups.

A multicentre study led from Finland has shown that lymph node transfer is a viable treatment for the swelling in the affected limb, a condition known as lymphedema, after breast cancer surgery.