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2. Lymphedema - Wikipedia

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   The onset of secondary lymphedema in patients who have had cancer surgery has also been linked to aircraft flight (likely due to decreased cabin pressure or relative immobility). For cancer survivors wearing a prescribed and properly fitted compression garment may help decrease swelling during air travel.

3. Can Men Get Lymphedema After Cancer Treatment? - AOL

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   Awareness of lymphedema -- excessive, debilitating swelling related to lymph node blockage -- is growing, particularly as it affects women after breast cancer treatment. Treatments like surgery ...

4. Secondary lymphedema - Wikipedia

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   Secondary lymphedema is a condition characterized by swelling of the soft tissues in which an excessive amount of lymph has accumulated, and is caused by certain malignant diseases such as Hodgkin's disease and Kaposi sarcoma. [1]: 849

5. Low-level laser therapy - Wikipedia

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   LLLT has been studied as a way to reduce pain and swelling in breast-cancer related lymphedema. [ 77 ] [ 20 ] The 2015 systematic review & meta-analysis by Smoot, Chiavola-Larson, et al found: “Moderate-strength evidence supports LLLT in the management of [breast cancer related lymphoedema], with […] reductions in volume and pain ...

6. Stewart–Treves syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Angiosarcoma is found to occur in 0.07% to 0.45% of people who survive at least 5 years after a radical mastectomy.Although the majority of Stewart-Treves syndrome-related angiosarcomas are caused by post-mastectomy lymphedema, angiosarcoma development has been linked to persistent lymphedema of any origin.

7. Breast cancer management - Wikipedia

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   Staging breast cancer is the initial step to help physicians determine the most appropriate course of treatment. As of 2016, guidelines incorporated biologic factors, such as tumor grade, cellular proliferation rate, estrogen and progesterone receptor expression, human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2) expression, and gene expression profiling into the staging system.