Lymphedema is a serious condition in which an arm or leg swells with fluid, causing discomfort and pain. It gets worse over time. In advanced stages, it may lead to infection or stop you from fully ...

You have been treated for breast cancer, which probably included a mastectomy and other treatments such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy. And the mastectomy may have led to lymphedema, a swelling ...

When a woman has breast cancer, her treatment may include a mastectomy with lymph node removal along with radiation therapy.

Use of a lymphedema prevention program, including regular symptom assessment and clinical evaluation using objective measurements, such as bioimpedance spectroscopy. "As Breast Cancer Awareness ...

Lymphedema is swelling that is caused by a large amount of lymph fluid in the tissues. This swelling can be the result of a tumor, surgery or radiation. Past and current Odette Cancer Centre patients ...