Currently there is no way to predict exactly who will or will not develop lymphedema following breast cancer, but a new preliminary study done in the UK hints at a predisposition among some people that may make such predictions possible in the future. Knowing your risk may help you plan how best to protect yourself, and assure the earliest possible treatment should lymphedema develop.
Lymphatic Drainage in the Muscle and Subcutis of the Arm After Breast Cancer Treatment
Anthony W. B. Stanton, Stephanie Modi, Thomas M. Bennett Britton, Anand D. Purushotham, A. Michael Peters, J. Rodney Levick, Peter S. Mortimer
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