GLP-1 drugs are blockbuster medications for weight loss and Type 2 diabetes. Now doctors are trying them for lymphedema, swelling that can be caused by cancer treatment.

Various tests—ranging from a tape measure to sophisticated imaging technology—show only low to moderate agreement in diagnosing breast cancer-related lymphedema (BRCL), reports a study in ...

Pauliina Hartiala, Plastic Surgeon and InFLAMES Flagship Researcher, University of Turku, Finland Around one in four women with breast cancer undergo an armpit, or axillary, lymph node removal ...

Around one in four women with breast cancer undergo an armpit, or axillary, lymph node removal surgery. The surgery is performed if tests show that the cancer has spread from the breast tissue to ...