Mary Nelson is grateful to have survived 10 years after her breast cancer was diagnosed. The Fargo woman had a mastectomy and surgery to remove lymph nodes in an area beneath her right arm, including ...

Routinely removing lymph nodes in the neck of patients with thyroid cancer may help prevent the disease from recurring, according to a new study (Surgery, December 2011, Vol. 150:6, pp. 1048-1057).

With the goals of informing surgical management, improving long-term outcomes and lowering death rates of patients with testicular cancer, a study has found that the conventional, versatile open ...

Most older patients with ER-positive DCIS undergoing mastectomy can avoid axillary surgery, reducing unnecessary procedures. Axillary surgery is overused in patients aged 70 and older, with 93% ...

Patients with breast cancer that has started to spread to the lymph nodes in the armpit can safely avoid extensive removal of the lymph nodes if their treatment is tailored to their response to cancer ...

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 ...

A study has shown that lymph node transfer is a viable treatment for the swelling in the affected limb, a condition known as lymphedema, after breast cancer surgery. However, an effective drug to ...

Skipping sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in patients with clinically node-negative, hormonal receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative early-stage breast cancer did not compromise regional control or ...

If you or someone you love is facing a mouth cancer diagnosis, MSK experts can help. If you want to learn about surgeries to ...

Surgery is usually the main treatment for most types and stages of melanoma. If your tumor is in an early stage and removed using a melanoma surgical treatment, you may not need any other treatment.

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 ...