GLP-1 drugs are blockbuster medications for weight loss and Type 2 diabetes. Now doctors are trying them for lymphedema, ...

A multicenter study led from Finland 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.

Early screening and intervention are vital in preventing chronic lymphedema, especially in breast cancer patients ... I was diagnosed with lymphedema a year after treatment, and I promise you, had I ...

As cancer survival rates rise, the long-term side effects that cancer and its treatment takes on the body has increasingly ...

Macdonald 2 says "after radical mastectomy, 40 to 50 per cent of women have moderate or severe lymphedema, not due to recurrent disease" and advocates removal of a segment of the axillary vein to ...

But, Cleveland mother of three learned she had breast cancer. After surgery, chemo and radiation treatments, she developed lymphedema. She had surgery at the Cleveland Clinic and now, she feels ...

The incidence of arm lymphedema in almost 15-18% cases of mastectomy and the incidence has fallen after use of surgical technique of Selective Sentinel lymph node biopsy. To sum up, Mastectomy is ...

Breast cancer-related lymphedema is a sequela of breast cancer ... including measurements of arm volume performed before and after surgery. In the new study, the researchers compared the ...

It was also supposed to allow for treatments related to complications from mastectomy, like lymphedema, an unexpected side effect I suffered after having lymph nodes removed. The act supposedly had ...

The actress was honored as a WebMD Health Hero for speaking out about the condition Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering everything from the NFL to tennis to Simone ...

After being diagnosed and treated for breast cancer, Antonette Beccarelli faced another health ordeal that changed her life. Like many survivors, she developed lymphedema — swelling in her left ...

Lymphedema is a condition that occurs when there is damage to the lymph system, causing a collection of fluid in one or more areas of the body. The swelling can occur in the arm, breast, chest or leg ...