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 ...

Routinely removing lymph nodes in the neck of patients with thyroid cancer may help prevent the disease from recurring, according to a new study (Surgery, December 2011, Vol. 150:6, pp. 1048-1057).

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- As more people are getting vaccinated, doctors are seeing an influx of women making mammogram appointments after noticing swollen lymph nodes in the arm region where they got ...

August 13, 2009 (Toronto, Ontario) — When papillary thyroid cancer returns, it is often in the form of metastases to the neck lymph nodes and is usually treated with surgery. But these patients have ...

March 28 (Reuters) - Hello Health Rounds Readers! Surgeons often remove cancer patients' lymph nodes to see if the disease has spread beyond the tumor, but modern cancer drugs that boost immune ...

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.

Thyroid cancer is often a highly treatable disease. Most cases are detected in early stages and have excellent outcomes. There are several different types of thyroid cancer, and recent changes in ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dear Dr. Roach • I am a 72-year-old woman in good health, generally. Three months ago, I woke one morning with a very sore neck ...