News tagged with lymph fluid

Physical therapists play integral role in prevention, risk reduction, and treatment of lymphedema

As breast cancer awareness month is observed during October, the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is hoping to shine a spotlight on lymphedema, a chronic, debilitating and often irreversible side effect of cancer ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Super micro-surgery offers new hope for breast cancer patients with lymphedema

Breast cancer patients with lymphedema in their upper arm experienced reduced fluid in the swollen arm by up to 39 percent after undergoing a super-microsurgical technique known as lymphaticovenular bypass, report researchers ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1