For years, it has been a mainstay of treatment to stop the spread of many cancers. But is the removal of lymph nodes – tiny, bean-shaped nodules that filter waste and bacteria – really the best way to ...

A multicentre study led from Finland 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.

Limited data are available on survival outcomes after sentinel-lymph-node biopsy alone as compared with lymphadenectomy in cervical cancer. In this multicenter, randomized, noninferiority trial, we ...