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 ...

Armer found patients who exercise had no greater risk for developing lymphedema than those who do not exercise, and patients with lymphedema did not worsen their condition by exercising.

“Another huge one is, don't get blood draws on an arm that has had lymph nodes removed.That, too, has no evidence behind it, so you'll now see that that's being removed from lymphedema precautions.” ...

Lymphedema, which is a common problem for breast cancer patients, is an abnormal buildup of fluid that causes swelling, most often in the arms or legs, and develops when lymph vessels or lymph ...

For weeks, I did my lymphedema exercises each waking hour, sometimes multiple times an hour. After a week I thought I saw some progress, and over the next few days the progress was slow but steady on ...

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.

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

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 - ...

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.