Tag: secondary lymphedema
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Living with breast cancer-related lymphedema in the USA? You may be able to participate in a clinical trial
See if you’re eligible to trial an investigational new medication to treat lymphedema in patients who previously had breast cancer. Read more
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Research Roundup: Summer 2021 Edition
A summary of lymphedema and lymphatic research news from June through August 2021. Read more
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Putting Philanthropic Vision into Clinical Action: A conversation with Dr. Sheri and Richard Carreon
“We have the ability to impact millions of individuals in a way that will have generational impact to come.” Read more
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Getting Technical about Lymphedema Prevention: A conversation with Richard Carreon, Managing Director and CEO of ImpediMed
“The earlier you can detect a chronic disease and effectively treat it, the better the outcomes are going to be.” Read more
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Compressed for Success: A conversation with Dr. Sheri Prentiss, Founder and President of the LIVE Today Foundation
“This work is great, and it must go on.” Read more
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“Without drug trials, we can’t move forward”: One patient’s hope to participate in the ubenimex trials
Barbara desires to help fellow lymphedema patients by participating in the ULTRA study. Read more
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“We live in a globalized world”: A conversation with Dr. Epameinondas Gousopoulos
For this year’s World Lymphedema Day, I spoke with Dr. Gousopoulos about the globalization of the lymphedema community, the importance of patient involvement, and his vision as chair of the Europe Chapter of LE&RN. Read more
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Lymphatic Research News: First patient dosed in pharmaceutical study to treat secondary lymphedema
This summer has been a big one for lymphedema and lymphatic research news! Back in June we talked about the Stanford BioBridge study, where researchers found that surgically implanted nanofibers stimulated growth of new lymph vessels, bypassing lymph blockages and reducing swelling in affected limbs. Now there’s a new study that has the potential to be just as much […] Read more
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My garments are in!
After three weeks of wrapping, my garments have come in: I’m now the proud owner of a brand-new Mediven stocking and a Solaris Tribute nighttime garment! Read more