Routinely removing lymph nodes in the neck of patients with thyroid cancer may help prevent the disease from recurring, according to a new study (Surgery, December 2011, Vol. 150:6, pp. 1048-1057).

August 13, 2009 (Toronto, Ontario) — When papillary thyroid cancer returns, it is often in the form of metastases to the neck lymph nodes and is usually treated with surgery. But these patients have ...

Data from a Phase III clinical trial of 99m-Tc-tilmanocept, also known as Lymphoseek (Navidea Biopharmaceuticals) in oral and squamous cell cancers (SCC) suggest it may be improve surgical treatment ...

Toxicity and psychological impact of TPF induction chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy or by surgery plus radiotherapy in stage III-IV oropharyngeal cancer: A longitudinal comparison ...

ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale announced Friday that a biopsy revealed a cancerous lymph node in his neck, which will lead to surgery on Tuesday. The 85-year-old Vitale has been calling ...

College basketball analyst Dick Vitale is cancer-free once again. The Basketball Hall of Famer announced in June he was undergoing surgery for a cancerous lymph node in his neck. Vitale shared the ...