Cancerwise

You may already be aware that swollen lymph nodes can be a sign of cancer. But did you also know that where they arise on the body can sometimes hint at which type of cancer is causing them? 

With oral cancers, for instance, swollen lymph nodes tend to appear first in the neck or under the jaw. Breast cancer, on the other hand, tends to affect the lymph nodes in the armpit, or axilla, first.

But what about supraclavicular...

An immunosuppressant is anything that diminishes the body’s natural ability to respond to threats, such as cancer or viruses, like the ones that cause the common cold.

Sometimes, due to autoimmune disorders such as lupus, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma or Sjögren’s syndrome, the immune system is already suppressed. But in the context of cancer care, immunosuppressants are drugs that we sometimes give to patients...