doctor has detected benign uterine fibroid tumors

Uterine fibroid tumors are not cancer because they do not spread, hence the designation "benign." Nearby lymph nodes will contain no sign of uterine fibroids, and prognosis is independent of this condition because cancer is not indicated. No antigens are present, so there is no immune response. The other two women have cancer, and the cell-mediated immune response would be stimulated. Early-stage cancers are often completely treatable, and nearby lymph nodes may show no sign of the cancer; prognosis is good. Late-stage ovarian cancer has likely spread, and lymph nodes would contain ovarian cancer cells. Prognosis is poor in this case, because presence of cancer cells in lymph nodes often indicates that the cells have spread to other organs, as well.