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Women may ignore cancer-related lymphedema: survey
Published November 18, 2008, 8:39 am, Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many women who experience abnormal swelling of the arm or shoulder area following treatment for breast cancer -- a bothersome condition called lymphedema -- suffer in silence, a new survey indicate.
Today's support groups meetings
Published November 17, 2008, 3:10 am, Baxter Bulletin
Look Good/Feel Better, 9 a.m. Peitz Cancer Support House, 315 Powers St. For women undergoing chemotherapy or radiation treatment. R.S.V.P. 508-2273.
New surgical procedure offers treatment for lymphedema patients
Published November 16, 2008, 9:16 pm, The Post and Courier
After Jane Dinnan won her battle against breast cancer, she faced the burden of lymphedema, or what she called her "lead arm." Lymphedema is swelling that occurs in the arms and legs when the lymphatic system is blocked. Dinnan, 51, underwent a lumpectomy last fall, followed by radiation and chemotherapy to treat her breast cancer. Surgeons removed 17 lymph nodes from her right armpit in an ...
Training planned for ‘Reach to Recovery’ volunteers
Published November 15, 2008, 12:56 am, Point Pleasant Register
POINT PLEASANT — For more than 35 years, the American Cancer Society Reach to Recovery program has helped people cope with their breast cancer experience.
Top court refuses to hear case of woman with rare leg injury
Published November 14, 2008, 1:19 am, The Globe and Mail
29-year-old Toronto woman was hit by a car while soliciting donations to fight cystic fibrosis
Breast Cancer Survivors Row for Health
Published November 13, 2008, 6:52 am, ABC News
A survivors' rowing group helps women physically and emotionally after cancer.
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