Dr. Sheri Yolanda Prentiss explores the challenges patients face in accessing lymphedema compression garments following ...

After the treatment, around 20-40 percent of women develop lymphedema, a lymphatic drainage disorder in the affected arm. In 2022, about 2.3 million women were diagnosed with breast cancer worldwide.

A growth factor-stimulating gene therapy did not improve outcomes with vascularized lymph node transfer (VLNT) for breast ...

These lymph nodes then work in the diseased area to improve lymphatic drainage and treat the affected arm or leg. This is done as an inpatient procedure with a 3-5 day hospital stay, and patients ...

They will assess your health history and cancer treatments to find out your risk for lymphedema. They can make a screening plan for you and refer you for treatment. Swelling in your arm, hand, breast, ...

"I got my life back," says India Robinson, 43, of the treatment — and now she's pursuing ... she developed lymphedema. She had surgery at the Cleveland Clinic and now, she feels like she has ...

Dr. Sheri Yolanda Prentiss discusses lymphedema as a result of cancer treatment and shares resources that exist for patients ...

But that's not why lymphatic massages were created: They were created as a treatment for a condition called lymphedema. "In wellness circles there is a lot of talk about lymphatic massage not as a ...

She also continues to confront post-cancer health challenges, including being diagnosed with lymphedema ... treatment for breast cancer, Sonya noticed swelling in her lower arm.