A licensed lymphatic drainage specialist answers the question: Should we all be getting lymphatic drainage massages?

Lymph nodes are small glands that filter lymph, the clear fluid that circulates through the lymphatic system. During an infection, they accumulate bacteria or dead or diseased cells and may swell.

All that commotion in response to a threat is what shows up as swelling. That can look different depending on the person, but generally, a lymph node bigger than one centimetre across is considered ...

Patients with early breast cancer who skipped axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) lived just as long as those who underwent ...

Some early breast cancer patients can safely avoid certain surgeries. That's according to two studies published Thursday that ...

Usually, swollen chest lymph nodes are too deep in the chest for a person to feel them. Any swollen lymph nodes in the chest appear on imaging scans. Swelling can indicate an underlying condition.

Radiation therapy for breast cancer comes with a host of side effects, including conditions as serious as heart pro ...

Two recent studies explore options for early-stage breast cancer patients to reduce surgery. One suggests active monitoring ...

King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSHRC) in Riyadh has achieved a groundbreaking medical milestone in the ...

Omission of surgical axillary staging is noninferior to sentinel-lymph-node biopsy for patients with clinically node-n ...