Removing lymph nodes during cancer surgery has saved countless lives in many tumour types. Yet recent research is challenging parts of this ...

New research has shown why preserving lymph nodes, often removed near tumours to prevent cancer spread, could improve patient outcomes and make immunotherapies more effective. A team of researchers, ...

Removing lymph nodes during cancer surgery has saved countless lives in many tumor types. Yet recent research is challenging ...

Researchers have identified how to encourage tumors to build their own immune hubs—structures that look and function like ...

SYDNEY, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Research showed lymph nodes are critical for cancer immunotherapy success, challenging the long-standing practice of routinely removing them during surgery. Researchers ...

In almost all solid tumors—i.e. cancers with a solid tissue structure—the detection of tumor cells in the lymph nodes is considered a decisive marker for the progression of the disease. Lymph node ...

Virginia Tech scientists with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute completed one element of an engineered tissue model that could advance medical and drug testing and provide a new tool for ...

Scientists with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have created an engineered model of the supportive tissue found within a lymph node to study human health. Working with scientists at ...