Is cancer in lymph nodes curable?

Yes, but also depends on the pathology of the cancer and the site of lymphnodes. For instance, Hodgkin lymphoma a cancer of lymphnodes is mostly curable with more than 90% 5 year survival rate. In general most of the cancers when it spreads to lymphnodes would be considered as metastatic( regional or distal). read more

High risk: Bladder cancer found to be in the lymph nodes at the time of bladder removal is considered "advanced" and 5 year survival estimates are on the order of 25-30%. However, some patients with relatively little involvement of the nodes can experience prolonged survival, if not cure, from thorough surgical removal of lymph node tissue at the time of surgery for bladder removal. read more

For instance, when breast cancer spreads to the lymph nodes, the cells in the nodes look like breast cancer cells. The pathologist prepares a report, which details what was found. If a node has cancer in it, the report describes what it looks like and how much was seen. read more