6 posts tagged arm lymphedema

Life Boats Breast cancer survivor organizes a dragon boat racing team to help others recover By DAN HOWLEY, Staff writer First published: Sunday, March 2, 2008 The joy LucilleFreeman always derived from paddling a kayak on a quiet lake has found a higher purpose aboard what can truly be called a lifeboat.

Risk factors for arm lymphedema following breast cancer diagnosis in Black women and White women Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2008 Feb 24 Meeske KA, Sullivan-Halley J, Smith AW, McTiernan A, Baumgartner KB, Harlan LC, Bernstein L. Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Accuracy of fine-needle aspiration cytology of axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer patients: a study of 115 cases with cytologic- histologic correlation. Cancer. 2008 Feb 19 Alkuwari E, Auger M. Department of Pathology, McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Delayed resolution of jaundice in the arm of a patient with impaired lymphatic drainage: a case report. Clin Breast Cancer. 2007 Dec Tsang RY, Mackey JR. Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Lymphatic venous anastomosis (LVA) for treatment of secondary arm lymphedema. A prospective study of 11 LVA procedures in 10 patients with breast cancer related lymphedema and a critical review of the literature. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2008 Feb 13 Damstra RJ, Voesten HG, van Schelven WD, van der Lei B.

Living with lymphedema means lifestyle changes By Lynn Taylor Rick, Journal staff Friday, January 25, 2008 To Teresa Postma, her lymphedema is as life-altering as the cancer treatment that caused it. "It's not life-threatening, but it does change your life," she said. "You have to relearn how to do a lot of things.