When Maureen Ragan found out that her colon cancer had returned and had spread to her stomach, lymph nodes and liver, she and her husband made a pact.

In people with stomach cancer, there may be little to no difference in survival and the chance of the cancer coming back whether the spleen is removed or kept during surgery to remove the stomach. We ...

Stomach cancer, though not as common as some other forms of cancer, can be a serious and life-threatening condition if not ...

Lymphatic massages are all the rage in wellness communities. But medical experts warn that not everyone should be getting ...

Penn Engineers have redesigned a key component of lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), the delivery vehicles behind mRNA vaccines, to steer the particles toward lymph nodes while reducing off-target delivery ...

Background: Gastric cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the world and the fourth leading cause of deaths in oncology. Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the factors that affect the ...

The management of axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer is continually evolving. Recent data now support omitting axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) in most patients with metastases in up to two ...

The intestinal immune system monitors the body’s largest interface with the environment. It must prevent adverse responses to ingested material, while protecting itself from harm, constraining the ...

Mouse research shows tattoo pigments move into lymph nodes within minutes and persist for months Ink triggered immune-cell death, chronic inflammation and weakened response to an mRNA COVID shot ...

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 ...

Removing lymph nodes during cancer surgery has saved countless lives in many tumour types. Yet recent research is challenging parts of this long-standing practice. Imagine your body’s immune defences ...