Cancer patients who have undergone lymph node removal or radiation therapy as part of cancer treatment know all too well the pain and discomfort of lymphedema. The condition occurs when the body, with its missing or damaged lymph nodes, can no longer drain lymph fluid from the arms or legs. Fluid accumulates and chronic swelling occurs.
Typically the condition is managed by drainage-inducing massage, exercise, and compression garments...
In a study of women with high-grade uterine cancer, researchers at MD Anderson Cancer Center found sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping accurately...