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Researchers at Mayo Clinic suggest that many women develop anxiety about getting lymphedema after surgery; however, this fear largely exceeds the risk of actually developing the complication.
Patients’ Fear Of Developing Lymphedema Far Exceeds Risk Following Breast Cancer Treatment Main Category: Breast Cancer Also Included In: Lymphology/Lymphedema; Psychology / Psychiatry Article Date: 27 Feb 2013 – 1:00 PSTCurrent ratings for: Patients’ Fear Of Developing Lymphedema Far Exceeds Risk Following Breast Cancer Treatment
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. Now, a new study published in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons suggests that the vast majority of women who un…
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