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 ...
036). 1 The preferential use of SLN surgery over ALND to stage the axilla in node-negative cancer patients has been credited with a reduced risk of lymphedema, but these data suggest that surgical ...
The swelling can occur in the arm, breast, chest or leg area. Patients who have had their lymph nodes removed due to cancer are more likely to develop lymphedema. If you have had a lymph node ...