Primary care physicians aren’t quick to diagnose lymphedema in patients with obesity, a situation that needs to change, ...

Geter lives with lymphedema, a chronic disease that causes parts of the body to swell due to lymph nodes that aren’t properly draining bodily fluids — meaning she’ll need regular ...

An Oklahoma woman came to the Jacksonville area for treatment of lymphedema, which caused painful swelling in her legs. Now ...

Lymphedema can be challenging to treat and sometimes leads to severe complications. Some people are born with lymphedema (in that case, it’s called primary lymphedema), but you can also develop ...

Causes of secondary lymphedema include cancer treatments involving lymph node removal or radiation, trauma, infection, filariasis (a parasitic infection), obesity, or chronic venous insufficiency ...

Early detection and management are crucial, as lymphedema progresses from reversible to chronic stages, requiring lifelong management. Patients should inquire about lymphedema management programs and ...

The practice was first used clinically in the 1930s, and is most commonly used to treat lymphedema. It's a chronic condition caused by lymph fluid building up between the skin and muscles ...

Early screening and intervention are vital in preventing chronic lymphedema, especially in breast cancer patients. Oncology practices should incorporate lymphedema discussions and monitoring into ...

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 ...

The results stem from PREVENT, the largest randomized control trial to assess lymphedema prevention, in 1200 women, which monitored progression to chronic BCRL following intervention for early ...