Effects of Early Exercise on the Development of Lymphedema in Patients With Breast Cancer Treated With Axillary Lymph Node Dissection. JOP 7 , 89-93 (2011). DOI: 10.1200/JOP.2010.000136 ...

SAN DIEGO, California ― Exercise does not appear to have any effect on the development of lymphedema in breast cancer patients, according to findings presented here at the Cancer Survivorship ...

Hospitals Try Using Arm Exercises to Battle Lymphedema Doctors seek a way to fight the pain, swelling associated with breast cancer. LAURAN NEERGAARD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Lymphedema, a chronic swelling condition common in breast cancer survivors, affects three million people in the US. In the past, most people believed that exercise might induce or worsen lymphedema.

Finally, participants in both groups were required to attend a 1-hour educational lecture that reviewed the National Lymphedema Network guidelines for risk reduction, treatment, and exercise. 30 ...

WASHINGTON - Hospitals in about a dozen states are testing whether some simple steps, such as arm-strengthening exercises, could reduce the risk of one of breast cancer's troubling legacies - ...

In the early stages of lymphedema therapy, it is common to have daily treatment to induce lymph fluid drainage and reduce volume of the affected area.

Lymphedema is a condition that causes buildup of lymph fluid. ... Your doctor will help you determine which types of exercises are right for you. Most will include stimulation of arm or leg muscles.

Q. I am now dealing with lymphedema following breast-cancer surgery. What exercises can I do? What else would help? - PACIFICA, CALIF.