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Patients’ Fear Of Developing Lymphedema Far Exceeds Risk Following Breast Cancer Treatment
February 27, 2013 by NewsBot
Women who have had the lymph nodes under their arm surgically removed during breast cancer treatment are warned to avoid certain practices that can cause lymphedema - a condition that causes chronic, painless swelling in the arm...