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Breast Cancer
Arm swelling common among young patients
July 7th, 2005
Surviving breast cancer can present its own set of little-known complications. Researchers found that slightly more than half of 580 women diagnosed with breast cancer in one study experienced swelling, or lymphedema, in their arms or hands after the surgical removal of the breast or the tumor. This swelling was persistent among nearly one-third of the women. Women with lymphedema reported their quality of life as lower than did women without the problem. The findings were reported June 11, 2005, at the U.S. Department of Defense's Breast Cancer Research Program 2005 "Era of Hope" Meeting in Philadelphia. "Women don't know about...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-07-07)
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