University of Queensland researchers have received a $3.1 million grant for a trial which could revolutionize endometrial cancer treatment. Research Director Professor Andreas Obermair at UQ's ...

Skipping sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in patients with clinically node-negative, hormonal receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative early-stage breast cancer did not compromise regional control or ...

BARCELONA, Spain — Lymph node surgery to check for the spread of breast cancer could be avoided even in women with aggressive cancers if they respond well to initial chemotherapy, suggest the results ...

Active surveillance in sentinel lymph node positive melanoma could delay surgery but may result in the same risk of the cancer coming back. Ultrasound monitoring may be an alternative to surgical ...

A study 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. However, an effective drug to ...

A multicenter 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.

With the goals of informing surgical management, improving long-term outcomes and lowering death rates of patients with testicular cancer, a study has found that the conventional, versatile open ...

Adequate lymph node yield for patients with papillary thyroid cancer is associated with longer operations, longer hospitalization, and higher risk of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury and hypocalcemia, ...

Background: As the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors in postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1)-expressing lung cancer has been increasing, it is ...

Lymph node metastasis occurs in "metastatic" lymph nodes, lymph nodes that have been infected by cancer from elsewhere in the body. A part of the immune system, lymph nodes are tiny ovals placed ...