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Homeopathic forms of treatment
Lipedema - similar but different from lympedema
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Clinical Lymphedema Research Studies in Canada
Health information, advisories and research into lymphedema disorders and lymphedema. E-mail us at lymphovenous-canada.ca if you have up-to-date information on scientific research you want to share with us.
- Blood test accurately detects lymphedema, study shows. Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a set of proteins circulating in blood whose levels accurately flag the presence of lymphedema. The findings, reported Dec. 18, 2012 in PLoS ONE, spur optimism that this common but relatively neglected condition, which affects an estimated 10 million people in the United States, finally will be amenable to detection (and, eventually, treatment) with 21st-century techniques from www.lymphaticresearch.org
- Japanese company announces the first gene therapy clinical trials for primary lymphedema
- Lymphedema in Canada: A Qualitative Study to Help Develop a Clinical, Research, and Education Strategy: The aim of this study was to gather data from Canadian stakeholders to help construct a national strategy and agenda for lymphedema management as part of the Canadian Lymphedema Framework initiative. For a full copy of the study visit: www.current-oncology.com/index.php/oncology/article/view/787/
- Influence of Age and Gender on Human Lymphatic Pumping Pressure in the Leg. This Japanese study published in Lymphology 44 (2011) 113-120 found that the age-related decrease in lymphatic pumping pressure was more marked in females of postmenopausal age.
- Top plastic surgeons from the U.S. meet in Manhattan to observe an experimental lymph node surgery that may cure breast cancer related lymphedema.
- Two studies at the 33rd 2010 CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
refine knowledge on how exercise reduces lymphedema in patients with breast cancer: In one study, exercise was found to be more beneficial than MLD. A second study showed that a progressive weight-lifting program was effective in preventing lymphedema.
- Devoogdt N, Christiaens MR, Geraerts I, et al. Is manual lymph drainage applied after axillary lymph node dissection for breast cancer effective to prevent arm lymphoedema? A randomised clinical trial. Presented at: San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; December 8-12, 2010; San Antonio, TX.
- Schmitz KH, Cheville A, Ahmed RL, et al. Balancing risks of reconditioning vs. weight-lifting for breast cancer survivors. Presented at: San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; December 8-12, 2010; San Antonio, TX.
- Mayo Clinic radiation oncologists find a way to protect 55 percent of lymph nodes from damaging radiation doses, preventing the development of lymphedema
- Modest benefits found with combined decongestive therapy in Canadian DELTA study - 2009
- CIHR grants $2.5 million to probe the impact of physical activity and breast cancer survivorship
- Node Transplant may relieve lymphedema in BC-related lymphedema
- Early physiotherapy and educational strategy found to reduce lymphedema after breast cancer surgery
- Research offers insights on why some lymphedema patients get repeated infections
- 2-year American research study looks at incidence, treatment costs of BC-related lymphedema
- Medications that cause or worsen edema (reprinted with permission), by Paula J. Stewart, MD, January/March 2009 edition of Lymphlink, a publication of the National Lymphedema Network. This article notes that up to 900 medications can cause or increase edema in some people with lymphedema, including many which are quite common.
- Lymphatic pump mechamism explored by scientist in Alberta
- Canadian researcher heads up a cross-Canada study on lymphedema, pain and limitations to range of motion in breast cancer survivors
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