Two studies presented at SABCS offer a better understanding of what to do with the information sentinel lymph nodes provide. When breast cancer spreads, it often appears first in the sentinel node—the ...

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 ...

Breakthrough research presented at the 2026 Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting shows that additional lymph node evaluation is needed during surgery for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) to ...

Biopsies of so-called "sentinel" lymph nodes under the arms should become more widespread among breast cancer patients, according to updated guidelines from the American Society of Clinical Oncology ...

For women who have breast cancer, doctors usually remove 10 to 20 lymph nodes from under the arm in order to find out if it as spread. That procedure can cause numbness, loss of range of motion and ...

Preoperative 3-dimensional visualization of sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) with a technique known as single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography was associated with a higher rate of ...

Breast cancer treatment can be devastating - from losing a breast or both - to losing the range of motion in your arms. But there is a procedure offered locally that can remove the first area cancer ...

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a complex, rare, aggressive disease that requires the expertise of multiple disciplines. As highlighted in the review by Banks et al, 1 we have seen some recent ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients receiving wide local excision or Mohs micrographic surgery showed similar survival outcomes (HR = 1.04) ...

Surgery involving sentinel lymph node biopsy for middle-aged women with estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer may do more harm than good, according to a new study led by University of ...