How Gareth Bale's Kinesio tape is helping cancer patients
Michael Gannons, 63, from Luton, has lymphoedema, a chronic disorder. He learnt about an unlikely remedy - Kinesio tape. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 11, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How Gareth Bale's sticky tape is helping cancer patients: Relief for thousands as sports science finds the answer to a lingering side-effect of treatment
Michael Gannons, 63, from Luton, has lymphoedema, a chronic disorder. He learnt about an unlikely remedy - Kinesio tape. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 11, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Definition of Lymphedema
Lymphedema is a condition that occurs when lymph nodes have been removed or damaged and lymphatic fluid collects in those tissues, causing swelling (edema). (Source: About.com Breast Cancer)
Source: About.com Breast Cancer - March 2, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: breastcancer.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
Neonatal Lymphatic (Chylous) Disorders
Lymphatic (chylous) disorders are rare in neonates, and most clinicians will only experience a handful of cases during their careers. Chylous effusions of the pleura, peritoneum and pericardium, and lymphedema are not diagnoses but rather symptoms of an underlying disease of the lymphatics. Although it is relatively easy to establish whether an effusion is of chylous origin or not, expertise in different imaging techniques of the lymphatic system does not appear to be universally available. This makes it difficult to determine the cause of the effusion and thereby arrive at a prognosis, and whether and when to recommend su...
Source: NeoReviews recent issues - December 2, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Bengtsson, B.-O. S. Tags: Articles Source Type: news
Study Compares Treatments for Arm Swelling Due to Breast Cancer
Costly massages worked no better than simple compression bandagesSource: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Breast Cancer, Lymphedema (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - November 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Researchers test bandaging for breast cancer-related swollen arm
As a complication of treatment, breast cancer patients may develop swelling in the arm, called lymphedema, which can last a long time.But there's no difference if simple compression bandages or a complicated daily lymphatic massage are used as treatment, McMaster University researchers have found."In the future, patients who receive or can only afford elastic sleeves and gloves should be comforted knowing that their care has not been compromised," said Dr. Ian Dayes, associate professor of oncology for the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine and principal investigator of the study. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: news
Detecting breast-cancer related lymphedema - a new solution
Findings suggest affective reliable and accurate measurement of Lymphedema may help ease breast-cancer survivors fearsViewed as one of the most feared outcomes of breast cancer treatment, doctors struggle detecting and diagnosing breast-cancer related Lymphedema - a condition affecting the lymphatic system and causing psychosocial distress and physical challenges for patients.Now, a team of researchers led by Mei R. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: news
McMaster researchers test bandaging for swollen arm
(McMaster University) As a complication of treatment, breast cancer patients may develop swelling in the arm, called lymphedema, which can last a long time. But there's no difference if simple compression bandages or a complicated daily lymphatic massage are used as treatment. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 13, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
NYU researchers find a new solution in detecting breast-cancer related lymphedem
(New York University) Doctors struggle to detect and diagnose breast-cancer related Lymphedema -- a condition affecting the lymphatic system and causing psychosocial distress and physical challenges for patients. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 12, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
How to Do Arm Lymphedema Exercises
Shoulder flexion is a good exercise that can help you recover from arm lymphedema. Gentle exercise with your arm muscles can help reduce swelling caused by excess lymph fluid. Learn how to do the shoulder flexion exercise here. Page 6. (Source: About.com Breast Cancer)
Source: About.com Breast Cancer - October 30, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: breastcancer.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
How to Do Arm Lymphedema Exercises
Pole walking, also called Nordic walking, uses your arms, shoulders, upper chest and back muscles. Pole walking uses your shoulders and arms, and is good for arm lymphedema recovery. Learn more about pole walking here. Page 8. (Source: About.com Breast Cancer)
Source: About.com Breast Cancer - October 12, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: breastcancer.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
Persistent anti-tumor immune response enabled by novel gene therapy
Cancer immunotherapy can successfully use the body's own immune system to kill tumor cells. But some current approaches to stimulate an antitumor immune response are short-lived, with limited clinical effectiveness. A new gene transfer strategy that introduces modified, immune-stimulating human stem cells is both feasible and effective for achieving persistent immunotherapy to treat leukemias and lymophomas, according to a study published in Human Gene Therapy, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is available on the Human Gene Therapy website... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lymphology/Lymphedema Source Type: news
Axillary RT Cuts Edema in Breast Cancer Patients (CME/CE)
AMSTERDAM (MedPage Today) -- Patients with early breast cancer had significantly less lymphedema if they received axillary radiotherapy instead of surgical lymph node dissection, results of a randomized trial showed. (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - October 4, 2013 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
How to Do Arm Lymphedema Exercises
Arm lymphedema can be reduced or eliminated by doing gentle exercise. Shoulder Horizontal Adduction exercise can help reduce swelling caused by lymphedema. Learn how to do Shoulder Horizontal Adduction exercise here. Page 5. (Source: About.com Breast Cancer)
Source: About.com Breast Cancer - September 28, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: breastcancer.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
Try Compression Sleeves First for Early LymphedemaTry Compression Sleeves First for Early Lymphedema
Manual lymphatic drainage is no more beneficial than a simple and inexpensive elastic compression sleeve for the treatment of early lymphedema. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
