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Why do some people get lymphoedema after cancer treatment and others don't?

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This question is addressed in a recent paper, so for anyone who is interested in keeping up with the latest studies here is the link:

mdpi.com/2072-6694/12/5/133...

N.B. The paper includes photos of dissected limbs

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lovesradio

Thanks for posting this link

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Julie2233

Thank you this is really interesting.

Might be worth warning that there are dissection pictures in the report, that some readers might find distasteful. I found them very interesting though and helped with my understanding. Again thank you for posting 😊

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Perido in reply to Julie2233

Good point Julie - I've amended my post.

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