Race, Age, Chemo, and Other Factors Increase Patients’ Risk for Breast Cancer–Related Lymphedema
Elisa Becze, BA, ELS, Editor
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Black or Hispanic individuals, those who’ve received neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and older individuals are more likely to experience lymphedema after breast cancer treatment with axillary lymph node dissection and radiation therapy, researchers reported in JAMA Oncology.