I'm sure, by now, we're all beyond familiar with diagrams of female pelvic anatomy probably first seen in a science book back in school. However, people - myself included - have been left seriously ...

You might have surgery to remove lymph nodes in your tummy (abdomen). These are called the retroperitoneal lymph nodes. This operation is called a retroperitoneal lymph node dissection. This is a ...

During surgery, your doctor may also do a lymph node biopsy. This procedure lets them take a sample of lymph nodes to inspect for cancer cells. It can be hard to choose between a lumpectomy or ...

There are lots of lymph nodes in your body. But they can be felt easiest in your groin, armpit and neck. If the cancer has spread to your lymph nodes they can feel hard or swollen. Swollen lymph nodes ...