Thousands of women could now be spared one of the most debilitating side-effects of breast cancer treatment - lifelong ...

A study has shown that lymph node transfer is a viable treatment for the swelling in the affected limb, a condition known as lymphedema, after breast cancer surgery. However, an effective drug to ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Arm lymphedema is a common and sometimes challenging side effect that can occur after breast cancer treatment, causing swelling, discomfort, and limitations in daily ...

A 13-year-old girl presents to a primary healthcare center in Saudi Arabia with swelling in her left arm. Six weeks previously, she had injured her arm in a fall while playing at school, which left ...

Dear F.S.: Lymphedema is swelling (“-edema”) caused by improper working of the lymphatics (“lymph-”). In many people, lymphedema happens after a medical or surgical problem, such as arm edema after ...

Dose-Dense Methotrexate, Vinblastine, Doxorubicin, and Cisplatin or Gemcitabine and Cisplatin as Perioperative Chemotherapy for Patients With Nonmetastatic Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer: Results of ...

In older breast cancer survivors, the number of lymph nodes removed during surgery and the presence of cancer in the lymph nodes were the two factors most directly linked to the development of ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have lymphedema, which isn’t curable. I use a compression device on a daily basis, and it does help. I take nifedipine and lisinopril for my blood pressure. I am 70 years old and did ...