June 22, 2005 (Toronto) — The position of a patient's arms and whether they are standing or supine can make a big difference in terms of the visibility of sentinel nodes when undergoing ...

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 ...

Sharon Lanza was too self-conscious to wear sleeveless shirts before last summer. The 73-year-old from upstate New York suffers from lymphedema, a side effect from breast cancer that caused her left ...

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.

Among the range of uncomfortable symptoms, swollen lymph nodes tend to spark feelings of dread. They can become quite large, feel tender to the touch, and signal a wide variety of illnesses, from ...

A recent study led by Dr. Zhaohua Jiang from the Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital has brought advancements in the treatment of lymphedema in breast cancer survivors. Through a procedure known as ...

“Our take home message here is that all women receiving lymph node dissection, whether it is axillary or sentinel, should receive physical therapy to regain range of motion more quickly after surgery, ...

When Nora Ambros had her first mastectomy, her doctors removed so many lymph nodes as a precaution that her left arm became ...

Tattoo ink doesn’t just sit inertly in the skin. New research shows it moves rapidly into the lymphatic system, where it can ...

As an increasing number of people globally receive COVID vaccinations unusual side effects have come to light, including underarm pain as a result of swollen lymph nodes. Many of us are aware of the ...