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FDA Approves Lymphoseek to Help Find Lymph Nodes in People with Certain Cancers, Including Breast Cancer
The FDA has approved a medicine called Lymphoseek to help doctors find and map lymph nodes in people diagnosed with breast cancer and melanoma.
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African American Women Less Likely to Have Sentinel Node Surgery
Research suggests that African American women are about 33% less likely than white women to have sentinel lymph node dissection; this difference was linked to a much higher risk of lymphedema risk in African American women.
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Docs Need to Consider Quality of Life When Assessing Lymphedema
A study strongly suggests that considering a person's quality of life as well as reducing swelling is very important to managing lymphedema.
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No Difference in Prognosis with Sentinel Node Biopsy Versus Axillary Node Biopsy
Research shows that women who had sentinel node biopsy did just as well as women who had axillary node biopsy, even though small clusters of breast cancer cells may have been in the axillary lymph nodes of the women who had sentinel node biopsy.
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Routinely Removing Axillary Lymph Nodes May Not Make Sense for Many Women
New research suggests that routinely removing the axillary lymph nodes during surgery to remove early-stage breast cancer may not make sense for many women.
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Careful Weight Lifting Doesn’t Increase Lymphedema Risk
Research suggests that a careful weight lifting program that starts with light weights and gradually increases after breast cancer surgery doesn't increase lymphedema risk and could possibly lower the risk of developing lymphedema.
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Research Says Lymphedema Risk Is Ongoing
New research suggests that lymphedema may be more common and last longer than generally thought.
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Axillary Lymph Node Removal May Not Make Sense for Most Women
Research suggests that routinely removing multiple underarm (axillary) lymph nodes during early-stage breast cancer surgery may not make sense for most women.
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Lymphedema Risk Seems to be Lowered by Physiotherapy
A small Spanish study found that physiotherapy can stop lymphedema from developing in some women after breast cancer surgery.
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Decongestive Therapy Helps Remove More Fluid from Arm with Lymphedema Than Compression Sleeve
New research shows that women with lymphedema who received decongestive therapy had slightly less excess fluid in their arms compared to women who only wore a compression sleeve; decongestive therapy seemed to offer more benefits for women who had had lymphedema for more than a year.
