An Oklahoma woman traveled all the way to the Jacksonville area for a new treatment for lymphedema, which causes swelling in the body due to a buildup of lymph fluid. Kaylee Wesson is among the ...

Lymphedema is one of the most feared complications after cancer surgery. The swelling in a limb can be life-altering. However, a new approach can offer the possibility of not developing lymphedema at ...

Lymphedema is a chronic swelling or edema in a limb caused by a build-up of lymph fluid. This happens when the lymphatic system is damaged in some way. One common cause of damage is surgery, ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have lymphedema in both legs, and I’m undergoing drainage every day for two hours for the next two weeks. They wrap my legs with four to five different wraps and lightly massage them ...

A Nova Scotia woman who applied for medical assistance in dying after years of being denied out-of-province care for ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: I have lymphedema in both legs, and I’m undergoing drainage ...

Expert opinion from Marcella Abunahman Pereira Specialization in Clinical Cardiology · 12 years of experience · Brazil Lymphedema refers to fluid accumulation that's usually drained through the body's ...

Reconstructive surgeon Yamamoto Takumi (41) has restored injured body parts through unprecedented transfer surgeries, from ...

I had my eldest daughter when I was 16, and became a doula when I was 18. One of the things that I prided myself on is that I breastfed all three of my kids for two years each; that was important to ...

A multicenter study led from Finland has shown that lymph node transfer is a viable treatment for the swelling in the affected limb, a condition known as lymphedema, after breast cancer surgery.

"I got my life back," says India Robinson, 43, of the treatment — and now she's pursuing her dreams Wendy Grossman Kantor is an award-winning journalist who has spent 20 years as a reporter for PEOPLE ...