Lymphedema

A five-factor risk model effectively predicted 2-year lymphedema-free survival among a cohort of patients with breast cancer, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is observed every October.

Sabrina Korentager, MSN, RN, BS, CLT-UE, never imagined a conversation with a cancer survivor would catapult her career from an oncology nurse to co-founding the Lymphedema Prevention Program at The University of Kansas Cancer Center.

The use of thermal imaging and the ALT-70 prediction model were helpful in differentiating cellulitis from pseudocellulitis, reducing misdiagnosis, according to a study.

Black, Hispanic and Asian women reported more arm swelling after axillary lymph node dissection for breast cancer compared with white women, according to findings published in JAMA Surgery.

Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer published the first set of consensus guidelines intended to prevent lymphedema among patients who underwent surgery for breast cancer.

A yoga-based intervention provided beneficial supportive care among a cohort of patients undergoing radiotherapy for head and neck cancer and their caregivers, according to study results.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is observed every October.

A breakout session at the Cancer Center Survivorship Research Forum focused on the value of cancer rehabilitation for both patients and oncologists.

Researchers developed and evaluated streamlined models for predicting and preventing breast cancer-related lymphedema.