Trying to prevent lymphedema after breast cancer (AP)

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Trying to prevent lymphedema after breast cancer
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<p>You are not allowed to view links. Register or LoginAP - Hospitals in about a dozen states are testing whether some simple steps, such as arm-strengthening exercises, could reduce the risk of one of breast cancer's troubling legacies ? the painful and sometimes severe arm swelling called lymphedema. Lymphedema has long been a neglected side effect of cancer surgery and radiation: Many women say they never were warned, even though spotting this problem early improves outcomes.</p><br clear="all"/>


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