In a novel research study to begin this week at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania, Kathryn Schmitz, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor in Epidemiology, will help to determine the ...

Intensive Multimodality Treatment for Children With Newly Diagnosed CNS Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor We conducted a 5-year, population-based prospective study of 631 randomly selected Philadelphia ...

When Nicole Faccio was born, her left arm was already noticeably swollen. “I probably gave heart attacks to a couple of people,” Faccio, 36, London-based project manager for a technology consulting ...

(PHILADELPHIA) – Breast cancer survivors who lift weights are less likely than their non-weightlifting peers to experience worsening symptoms of lymphedema, the arm- and hand-swelling condition that ...

Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Overexpression As a Prognostic Factor in a Large Tissue Microarray Series of Node-Negative Breast Cancers The Iowa Women's Health Study (IWHS) collected ...

Machine learning using real-time symptom reports can accurately detect lymphedema, a distressing side effect of breast cancer treatment that is more easily treated when identified early, finds a new ...

The diagnosis of lymphedema can be difficult because early signs of the condition can be subtle and patients may not be aware of them worsening. Diagnosis should be made based on a history of symptoms ...

NEWS. ASHLEY: THANK YOU. IN TODAY’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, LYMPHEDEMA. IT IS ONE OF THE CHALLENGES AFTER TREATMENT OR BREAST CANCER. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST HEIDI ARANDA WALSH SAYS ...

Many are aware that hair loss is a common side effect associated with chemotherapy. However, another albeit common late side effect of cancer treatment is the abnormal swelling of one or more limbs, ...

Awareness of lymphedema — excessive, debilitating swelling related to lymph node blockage — is growing, particularly as it affects women after breast cancer treatment. However, men can get lymphedema, ...