Hospice care Care offering comfort, pain control and emotional support for those with terminal illnesses. It is usually provided in the home or in a special hospital or unit of a hospital. Immunotherapy Use of highly purified proteins to activate the immune system. In Situ Early stage cancer confined to the place it started. Lymph nodes Bean-shaped organs in the lymphatic system, the system that fights infections.
Cancer cells can travel through the lymphatic system.
Removing and examining lymph nodes near the tumor can help find the extent of disease and help classify tumors by stage. Lymphedema Swelling of a limb as a result of damage to lymphatic vessels or removal of lymph nodes. Mastectomy Surgical removal of the breast. Melanoma Highly aggressive form of skin cancer. Metastasis Spread of cancer from a primary tumor to other parts of the body.