Clinical observation of nab-paclitaxel plus S-1 as first-line chemotherapy for advanced gastric cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2017 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not ...

New research shows lymph nodes aren’t just cancer bystanders, they’re the command centers fueling immune attacks. Surgically removing them along with tumors may weaken treatment, while preserving them ...

Cancer can spread to the lymph nodes via a person’s lymphatic system. From here, it can travel through the lymphatic system to other parts of the body. The spread of cancer to a new part of the body ...

Treatments of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma: A retrospective study on 47 cases. Background: Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a most common type of thoracic esophageal cancer in China.

Lymph node metastasis occurs in "metastatic" lymph nodes, lymph nodes that have been infected by cancer from elsewhere in the body. A part of the immune system, lymph nodes are tiny ovals placed ...

Removing lymph nodes during cancer surgery has saved countless lives in many tumor types. Yet recent research is challenging parts of this long-standing practice. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...

Cancer can begin anywhere in the body when harmful cells multiply out of control and crowd out normal, healthy cells. Cancer cells can travel through the lymph system after breaking away from the ...

Cancer that starts in the lymph nodes is lymphoma. Cancer may also spread from other areas of the body to various lymph nodes, including the neck. Swollen lymph nodes are usually due to a cause other ...