It's important to check your underarms when your doing self-breast exams. (Photo: Illustrator: Lia Liao For HuffPost) Every year, about 264,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with breast ...

Skipping sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in patients with clinically node-negative, hormonal receptor (HR)-positive, ...

Right-sided pain under the armpit may be due to muscle strain, infections, or skin conditions. Sometimes, armpit pain may indicate a more serious issue, such as cancer or a heart issue. The armpit ...

The last time you visited your doctor for a sore throat, they may have felt for potential inflammation in your neck. That’s because infections often cause swollen lymph nodes (medically known as ...

The lymph nodes in your neck and other parts of your body can be swollen for years, but this does not always mean it is a sign of cancer. You might have a common cold, throat infection, or another ...

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 ...

When the doctors do tests to diagnose cancer, they always check your lymph nodes to see how much it has spread. This information not only helps them figure out how advanced the cancer is but also ...

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 ...

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 ...