Lymph nodes provide the right environment for stem-like T cells — an important type of immune cell — to survive, multiply and produce killer cells that can fight cancer or viruses.

Montell Jordan confirmed his cancer has returned and spread to his lymph nodes nearly a year after prostate removal surgery. Montell Jordan delivered a sobering health update during an appearance on ...

Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) generally has a good prognosis, with 5-year relative survival rates of 99% for regional cancer that has spread to the lymph nodes. PTC is the most common type of thyroid ...

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In a trial, selected patients with early non-small cell lung cancer did not benefit from mediastinal lymph node dissection (LND). Mediastinal LND resulted in longer surgeries, increased bleeding, and ...

Esophageal cancer is a common malignancy with high incidence and mortality rates. Its pathological types vary by region, with squamous cell carcinoma predominant in Asia and adenocarcinoma in Western ...

Lung cancer often develops quietly, making it one of the deadliest cancers in the U.S. By the time many people are diagnosed, the disease has already advanced. But in most cases, the body sends ...

In honor of the annual World Lung Cancer Day commemoration on Aug. 1, Johnson & Johnson has unveiled a new initiative encouraging patients to speak up in the treatment decision-making process. The ...

CURE spoke with a thoracic surgeon about the impact of minimally invasive surgery for patients. For patients with lung cancer, advancements such as robotic surgery and video-assisted thoracic surgery ...

1 Department of Geriatrics, Liaocheng People’s Hospital, Liaocheng, Shandong, China 2 Department of Radiation Oncology, Liaocheng People’s Hospital, Liaocheng, Shandong, China Mediastinal lymph node ...