The purpose of this study was to describe the experience of managing lymphedema in breast cancer survivors. A descriptive phenomenological method was used as a guide for developing a bracket ...

Axillary surgery involves the removal lymph nodes in the armpit region, while a sentinel lymph node biopsy is the removal of ...

When a woman has breast cancer, her treatment may include a mastectomy with lymph node removal along with radiation therapy.

Sentinel lymph node biopsy has replaced traditional axillary dissection, minimizing lymphedema risk in breast cancer surgery. The procedure targets the first draining lymph nodes, reducing unnecessary ...

The now 81-year-old breast cancer survivor quickly realized that she, like one-third of all cancer patients, would now be living with a condition called lymphedema. “They had touched on this ...

If they spread, cancer cells usually go to other parts of the breast first. Lymph nodes near the breast tend to be the next place cancer cells go. From there, cancer cells can travel to other ...

When breast cancer patients are done with treatment, they may wonder about the disease coming back. In many cases, doctors don't know if it will happen — until it does.

One significant issue for breast cancer survivors who have had lymph nodes removed can be lymphedema, tissue swelling caused by an accumulation of fluid that usually is removed by lymph nodes.