Axillary surgery involves the removal lymph nodes in the armpit region, while a sentinel lymph node biopsy is the removal of ...

Surgery is sometimes needed in severe cases ... For cancer survivors especially, it can be discouraging to find a swollen arm or leg. Lymphedema may seem yet another new problem to deal with, after ...

When a woman has breast cancer, her treatment may include a mastectomy with lymph node removal along with radiation therapy.

The other group wore compression sleeves for eight hours daily. They started wearing the sleeves the day after surgery, which is too early for lymphedema to develop. At the end of one year, 14% of the ...

A lymphatic massage and movement studio called Wine Country Medical Massage has put down roots in Napa's Browns Valley. What ...

An adorable gray striped kitten will soon be looking for a new home after undergoing major surgery to fix two broken legs, the MSPCA said. Callahan, a 7-month-old domestic shorthair, was brought ...

This blockage and lymph build-up is called lymphedema. Lymphedema can affect many parts of your body. It causes painful swelling and can lead to a long-lasting tissue infection. Surgery is often the ...

A Samoan man whose leg swelled so large he couldn't lift it to walk is having life-changing surgery this week that will allow him to wear shoes for the first time in more than a decade. Amy Williams ...

Following a groundbreaking court decision and an about-face from the premier, two Nova Scotia women with chronic health ...

A bow-legged African girl was given life-changing surgery to straighten her legs, ending her pain and letting her stand tall—a full five-and-a-half inches (14cm) taller. Fudia was born with a ...

BILLINGS — A Billings couple and Rez Dog Rescue is seeking community support to cover the costly surgery needed to save their latest rescue, Logan, from a life-threatening leg deformity.