When Nora Ambros had her first mastectomy, her doctors removed so many lymph nodes as a precaution that her left arm became ...

For patients with early-stage cervical cancer, sentinel lymph node biopsy alone is noninferior to lymphadenectomy with respect to disease-free survival, according to a study published online Oct. 15 ...

Scientists have found that preserving lymph nodes during cancer surgery could dramatically improve how patients respond to immunotherapy. The research shows that lymph nodes are essential for training ...

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New research shows lymph nodes aren’t just cancer bystanders, they’re the command centers fueling immune attacks. Surgically removing them along with tumors may weaken treatment, while preserving them ...

The University of Melbourne's Professor Axel Kallies, Laboratory Head at the Doherty Institute and senior author of both papers, said the findings have important implications for cancer therapy. Lymph ...

A team of researchers, led by the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute), explored the cellular and molecular interactions revealing how lymph nodes play a crucial role ...

Montell Jordan confirmed his cancer has returned and spread to his lymph nodes nearly a year after prostate removal surgery. Montell Jordan delivered a sobering health update during an appearance on ...

Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) generally has a good prognosis, with 5-year relative survival rates of 99% for regional cancer that has spread to the lymph nodes. PTC is the most common type of thyroid ...

In a trial, selected patients with early non-small cell lung cancer did not benefit from mediastinal lymph node dissection (LND). Mediastinal LND resulted in longer surgeries, increased bleeding, and ...

Not removing pelvic lymph nodes (which are part of the immune system and in the lower tummy) probably does not adversely affect survival compared with removing all pelvic lymph nodes in women without ...