New fluorescence-guided technology helps pediatric surgeons safely see and remove cancerous tissue by making complex ...

Vicky Pan, who was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer, underwent the first robotic single-port nipple-sparing ...

Think lymphatic drainage flushes toxins out? It doesn't. Here's what really happens, plus rankings of popular at-home tools.

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 ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was just diagnosed with early-stage melanoma, and I am being referred to an oncologist. What happens next? Will I need a lymph node biopsy, or are there cases where it can be ...

The number of women skipping sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) for early breast cancer doubled over a 5-year period to become the predominant strategy for low-risk disease, a prospective study showed.

Some early breast cancer patients can safely avoid specific surgeries, according to two studies exploring ways to lessen treatment burdens. One new study published in the New England Journal of ...

A lymph node biopsy is a procedure to take out all or part of a lymph node to check it for cancer cells. (If you have tumors only outside of your lymph nodes, your physician will biopsy that tissue ...

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 ...

Omitting SLNB in older patients with early-stage, HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer showed similar safety and efficacy to performing the procedure. The BOOG 13-08 trial demonstrated comparable ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Armando E. Giuliano, MD, will receive the 2025 William L. McGuire Memorial Lecture Award. Giuliano is being ...

Advanced treatment options are now available for patients with breast cancer, helping doctors detect lymphedema at an earlier rate. “We used to accept the fact that if a woman had a major lymph node ...