After a breast cancer operation, the removed tumour is always examined, as its subtype can provide an indication of how aggressive the disease is. The patient's lymph nodes are not analysed in the ...

Obesity does not reduce the ability of ultrasound scans to detect breast cancer in underarm lymph nodes, a new study reveals. Obesity can make physical examination of lymph nodes more difficult and ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- As more people are getting vaccinated, doctors are seeing an influx of women making mammogram appointments after noticing swollen lymph nodes in the arm region where they got ...

Lea Anne Ochs was dismayed when she received a call from UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital about a follow-up ultrasound from a mammogram. “My mammograms had always been normal,” said the 48-year-old from ...

SAN ANTONIO - Removing just one to three key lymph nodes instead of the usual dozen or more can spare women lifelong arm problems and reliably indicate whether breast cancer has spread and needs ...

The goal of this study was to describe the pathologic findings and early follow-up experience of patients who underwent a sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) at Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) ...

III. Regular self-examinations, monthly breast checks, annual mammograms after 40, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle are ...

Meaghan Odum has a lot of titles: wife, mother, manager, doctoral student, volunteer, influencer and sommelier, to name a few ...

(CNN/CNN Newsource) - A warning about COVID-19 boosters from a top FDA vaccine official: A third dose of the Pfizer vaccine may cause lymph nodes to swell. The official says it's harmless and ...