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

Cancer treatment, as well as cancer itself, are common causes of lymphedema, a buildup of protein and fluid (lymph) in soft tissues that causes swelling, often in an arm or leg. This is because lymph ...

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

Following a groundbreaking court decision and an about-face from the premier, two Nova Scotia women with chronic health ...

A woman who was forced to seek out-of-country treatment that cost more than $100,000 for her agonizing chronic condition said ...

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's premier is apologizing after a court criticized his government for what it calls a flawed, ...

A woman living with disabilities has been told to fork out £100 in parking fines despite displaying her Blue Badge on Bolton ...

Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice Timothy Gabriel overturned Nova Scotia’s “unreasonable” refusals to reimburse Brady, who has lymphedema in her legs, and Ellingsen, who has lipedema in her ...

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 ...

Patients with cervical cancer demonstrated better sexual health and quality of life after undergoing simple hysterectomies ...

Unfortunately, the cancer had spread, leading to infections in his legs. “I also found out that I had lymphoedema,” he said. According to webmd.com, “Lymphedema is swelling that is caused by a ...

So if you have swelling due to any of those reasons, wearing compression socks throughout the day, including during exercise, ...