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.

A New Zealand surgeon who has given Lautaimi Faumuina the ability to fit a shoe on his foot again says the patient's leg was ...

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

“The issue,” she adds, “is that lymph node removal can lead to lymphedema, a chronic condition that causes swelling of the arm on the affected side and, sometimes, even the leg. Patients often ...

Lymph is the fluid in your lymphatic system. Blood reaches tiny capillaries that have small holes in them to let some of the fluid escape or seep out into the tissues. Along with the fluid are some ...

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 ...

Lymphatic drainage massage can offer several benefits, including: Reduced swelling: Helps alleviate edema (aka swelling) and ...

A Samoan man whose leg swelled so large he couldn't lift it to walk is having life-changing surgery this week that will allow him to wear shoes for the first time in more than a decade. Amy Williams ...

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

Scrotal lymphedema occurs when you have a blockage in the lymphatic vessels in your scrotum. Your scrotum is the sac beneath your penis that holds your testicles, which make sperm. Scrotal lymphedema ...