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A lymph node with clusters of germinal centers full of mature B cells (red), dotted with less evolved “naive” B cells (green). 

A new study from researchers at Uppsala University presents novel findings on why human lymph nodes lose their function with age and the consequences for the effectiveness of our immune system. The article has been published in The Journal of Pathology.

Teddi Mellencamp has been left feeling "very blessed" as her melanoma surgeries were "successful", after she went under the knife to have 11 melanomas and three lymph nodes removed.

A newly updated clinical guideline from the American Society for Radiation Oncology provides recommendations on the use of radiation therapy and systemic therapy after surgery to treat patients with endometrial cancer.

Among premenopausal women with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, early-stage breast cancer enrolled in the SOFT trial, those with a high score on a genomic assay called Breast Cancer Index (BCI) had increased risk of distant recurrence, and those with low BCI benefited more from the addition of ovarian suppression therapy to endocrine therapy after 12 years of follow-up, according to data presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held December 6-10, 2022.

Reality TV star Teddi Mellencamp has undergone surgery after being diagnosed with stage two melanoma when her doctor discovered an abnormal spot on her back

Colorectal cancer patients with certain clinical characteristics may benefit from more frequent chest imaging to help identify and target cancer that has spread to the lungs, according to new research presented at the Scientific Forum of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2022.

Cancer cells use an unusual mechanism to migrate into new tissue and form metastases there. The same process probably also keeps some immune cells on their toes.

In a press release by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) the public is notified of a self service kiosk in Colville to test for Chronic Wasting Disease

Michelle Ennis remembers sitting down and watching a movie at her house last December when her arm slid off the nearby armrest and hit the right side of her body.