Linfedema (Lymphedema): Una Guía de Prevención y Sanación Para Pacientes Con Cáncer De Mama (A Breast Cancer Patient's Guide to Prevention and Healing)

This vital information for any woman who has had breast cancer surgery is now available in a Spanish edition!

If you have been treated for breast cancer, you need to be aware of your risk for lymphedema. About 25 percent of breast cancer surgery patients experience lymphedema — a disfiguring, painful swelling, most frequently of the arm. Lymphedema can occur with anyone whose lymphatic system is compromised so that it can be overloaded to the point that swelling begins. Many doctors suggest ...