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

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

Intentions were viewed as breast cancer survivors' consciousness of actions toward lymphedema management ... of going back to the intensive physical therapy. The women were unwilling to go ...

Lymphedema is a condition that occurs when there is damage to the lymph system, causing a collection of fluid in one or more areas of the body. The swelling can occur in the arm, breast, chest or leg ...

Kiefer met with occupational therapist Karen Felderman who specializes in lymphedema therapy ... we get some type of a garment for long-term management that has compression built in it as ...

and aid pain management, adds McVicker. Plus, it enhances blood flow which promotes collagen production—a key contributor to healthy skin appearance, adds Faria. A study published in the Journal of ...