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By The ASCO Post Staff  / Monday, February 25, 2013 3:08 PM

Breast Cancer Patients’ Fear of Developing Lymphedema Far Exceeds Risk

Women who have had the lymph nodes under their arm surgically removed during breast cancer treatment are warned to avoid certain practices that can cause lymphedema. Now, a new study published in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons suggests that the vast majority of...