Lymphedema can be an unfortunate and sometimes crippling side effect for those who have undergone cancer treatments. Lymphedema is chronic, progressive swelling resulting from trauma to the lymphatic ...

Dr. Sheri Yolanda Prentiss explores the challenges patients face in accessing lymphedema compression garments following cancer treatment.

Dr. Sheri Yolanda Prentiss discusses the importance of seeking early intervention to detect lymphedema following cancer care.

If you note a skin infection, seek medical treatment immediately ... Baylor Medicine employs a multidisciplinary approach to taking care of patients with lymphedema, and together, we are committed to ...

As cancer survival rates rise, the long-term side effects that cancer and its treatment takes on the body has increasingly ...

Lymphedema affects about four in 10 breast cancer survivors. Study coordinator Lynne Brophy, a breast oncology clinical nurse specialist at the Ohio State Comprehensive Cancer Center, noted the ...

VEGF-inducing gene therapy did not significantly improve outcomes with vascularized lymph node transfer for lymphedema ... a measure of water in the skin) did show an improvement with the vascular ...

Cornerstone VNA's Lymphedema and Wound Care Team leads the way in transforming patient care ROCHESTER – During Lymphedema Awareness Month, Cornerstone VNA highlights the remarkable efforts of ...

After the treatment, around 20-40 percent of women develop lymphedema, a lymphatic drainage disorder in the affected arm. In 2022, about 2.3 million women were diagnosed with breast cancer worldwide.