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National Lymphedema

Tennis player fighting life threatening disease to help and inspire others

  • Mia Rivera
  • December 6, 2011
Confronted with very serious illness requiring almost a dozen difficult and life altering surgeries, radiation treatment and chemotherapy, most...
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Weightlifting to prevent lymphedema after breast cancer treatment

Breast cancer survivors have long been taught to avoid lifting much of anything after breast cancer surgery. However, new research shows that a...
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Swelling of the lymphatic system – what you need to know

When your lymphatic system drains protein-rich lymph fluid which has been formed in your tissues near the heart, it is a critical process of...
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Are you suffering with cancer-related fatigue?

If you have had cancer or lymph nodes removed, Cancer (Oncology) Services at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital has a free program on cancer-related...
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Walk a mile with Lymphedema

Lymphedema is a disease that can only be managed, not cured at this time. To manage the disease, one doesn't go to treatment for a week, a...
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Lymphedema treatment not a massage

Lymphedema, simply explained, is a broken lymphatic system. The lymphatic system, comprised of lymph nodes and lymph vessels, transports fluids,...
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