Persistent swollen lymph nodes, unexplained fever, weight loss, and night sweats may warrant medical evaluation for lymphoma, doctors say.

A swollen lymph node, fever, or persistent tiredness is not an early warning sign of cancer. In India, these symptoms are more likely to be linked to a throat infection, a viral illness, a dental ...

Dear Dr. Douma: A few weeks ago, both my kids and I caught colds and got lumps forming in our necks. These were painful, but otherwise didn't seem to cause any problems. Now the lumps have gone away ...

The last time you visited your doctor for a sore throat, they may have felt for potential inflammation in your neck. That's because infections often cause swollen lymph nodes (medically known as ...

Mediastinal lymphadenopathy is the medical term for swollen lymph nodes in the chest. They are too deep to feel, so imaging scans usually reveal them. Swollen chest lymph nodes can signal lung cancer, ...

Castleman disease is a rare condition that affects your body’s lymph nodes, causing one or more of them to enlarge. Castleman can become life threatening if not treated, causing infection and organ ...

Lymph nodes are like security checkpoints for the body. They are constantly surveilling cells and signals flowing in from nearby tissues, always on the lookout for dangerous invaders. Never knowing ...

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 ...

These findings could guide the development and refinement of immune-based treatments for cancer and chronic infection," said Dr. Tsui. "Furthermore, our research shows that rather than only focusing ...

Prevalence and risk factors for self-reported sexual dysfunction in Hispanic female breast cancer survivors 0-3 years post-cancer treatment: Results of a single-center retrospective study. This is an ...

A team of researchers, led by the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute), explored the cellular and molecular interactions revealing how lymph nodes play a crucial role ...