Removing lymph nodes during cancer surgery has saved countless lives in many tumor types. Yet recent research is challenging ...

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 23 — Breast cancer tends to progress to nearby lymph nodes, but surgeons can find it difficult to determine what tissue to remove with the breast tumor and what to leave intact.

Disease-free survival for invasive ductal breast cancer (IDC) patients may be easier to predict with the help of F-18-fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) scans, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new imaging drug to help doctors locate lymph nodes in patients with breast cancer and skin cancer. The drug Lymphoseek from Navidea ...

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NCT) in 466 patients for operable breast cancer: Predictive factors for pathological response. Background: Sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) biopsy is a useful method to assess ...

To confirm a diagnosis and determine the stage of the disease, your doctor will use a series of tests: Biopsy: This is the ...

BOSTON - Swollen lymph nodes can be a normal and expected side effect after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, doctors say — and many are working to spread the word in an effort to ease patients’ fears ...

If you’ve ever experienced swollen lymph nodes, you know how uncomfortable (and temporarily concerning) their presence can be. After all, when lymph nodes—small, bean-shaped glands throughout your ...

Usually, swollen chest lymph nodes are too deep in the chest for a person to feel them. Any swollen lymph nodes in the chest appear on imaging scans. Swelling can indicate an underlying condition.

For months, Dr. Mary Mahoney has worried about the pandemic-driven drop in the number of women getting screened for breast cancer. Now, UC Health’s head of radiology worries about the effect of the ...

Some people who recently got a booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine are noticing swollen lymph nodes. Don’t panic, doctors say. Swollen lymph nodes caused by vaccination are temporary, harmless and a sign ...