A recent study led by Dr. Zhaohua Jiang from the Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital has brought advancements in the treatment of lymphedema in breast cancer survivors. Through a procedure known as ...

The lymph nodes in the armpit are often the first place breast cancer spreads to. Everyone with invasive breast cancer currently has to undergo surgery to remove lymph nodes to check for cancer cells.

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 ...

Groundbreaking research has pinpointed specific changes in the structure of lymph nodes which could help identify individuals ...

Thousands of women could now be spared one of the most debilitating side-effects of breast cancer treatment - lifelong ...

Five-year OS was 94.4% with ALND omission vs 93.4% with completion ALND (HR 0.89), confirming non-inferiority; breast cancer–specific survival was similarly high in both arms. Inclusion of mastectomy ...

Applies to most patients with one or two positive sentinel lymph nodes ...

T, has transformed treatment for blood cancers. The immunotherapy involves reprogramming a patient's own immune cells to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Sparing lymph nodes until after immunotherapy treatment may result in improved antitumor immune response among ...