USA Today
WASHINGTON Hospitals in about a dozen states are testing whether some
simple steps, such as arm-strengthening exercises, could reduce the
risk of one of breast cancer's troubling legacies the painful and
sometimes severe arm swelling called lymphedema. Lymphedema has long
been a neglected side effect of cancer surgery and radiation: Many
women say they never were warned, even though spotting this problem
early improves outcomes ... read more