BACKGROUND: The majority of patients schedules for breast surgery or radiation therapy for breast carcinoma do not receive basic information about the risk of lymphedema or its treatment.

“For example, patients who have breast cancer will get mastectomies and then develop a secondary arm lymphedema,” Pinto says, “perhaps because of the disruption to the lymphatic channels or ...

Dr. Kandace P. McGuire discusses how targeted axillary staging differs from traditional methods of staging in patients ...

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 ...

A five-factor model effectively stratified patients with breast cancer based on lymphedema risk. Researchers believe this tool could be useful in clinical practice and in future research.

The following is a summary of “Patient-reported lymphedema after sentinel lymph node mapping in women with low-grade endometrial cancer,” published in the March 2025 issue of American Journal of ...

Koya Medical has shared data highlighting that its non-pneumatic compression device (NPCD) demonstrated better efficacy and ...

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