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Lymphedema occurs when lymph backs up, often in an arm or sometimes in the torso, after surgery or radiation alters lymph channels.
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"Lymphedema," a medical condition that occurs most frequently in women being treated for breast cancer, will be presented Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Franciscan Room of the hospital's Bern Township Campus.
Berks county news 2008
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Lymphedema affects a small but significant fraction of the growing ranks of women --approaching 3 million in the U.S. -- who are alive after breast cancer treatment.
Dr. Elaine Schattner: New Study Supports Less Surgery For Breast Cancer Dr. Elaine Schattner 2011
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Lymphedema developed in 11% of the weight lifters and 17% of the control group.
Many Risks of Shoveling Snow Stressed in New Study Ann Lukits 2011
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Lymphedema: Weight lifting after breast-cancer surgery doesn't increase a woman's risk for lymphedema, a painful swelling of the arm caused by the removal of lymph nodes, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Many Risks of Shoveling Snow Stressed in New Study Ann Lukits 2011
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Lymphedema affects a small but significant fraction of the growing ranks of women --approaching 3 million in the U.S. -- who are alive after breast cancer treatment.
Dr. Elaine Schattner: New Study Supports Less Surgery For Breast Cancer Dr. Elaine Schattner 2011
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Lymphedema, a painful and chronic swelling of the lymph nodes, may affect up to 70 percent of women who have undergone surgery or received radiation for breast cancer.
Painful lymphedema afflicts millions of patients after cancer surgery Ranit Mishori 2010
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Lymphedema is the accumulation of fluid at or near the site of cancer surgery - in the groin, the hands, the arms, the legs or the chest - as result of a blockage in the lymphatic system.
Painful lymphedema afflicts millions of patients after cancer surgery Ranit Mishori 2010
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Lymphedema, a painful and chronic swelling of the lymph nodes, may affect up to 70 percent of women who have undergone surgery or received radiation for breast cancer.
Painful lymphedema afflicts millions of patients after cancer surgery Ranit Mishori 2010
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Lymphedema is the buildup of lymph fluid in soft tissues of the body.
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