Around one in four women with breast cancer undergo an armpit lymph node removal surgery and some of them develop lymphedema, swelling in the arm, even years after the surgery. Lymph node transfer from the groin area is a viable treatment for lymphedema and can significantly improve quality of life.

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Around one in four women with breast cancer undergo an armpit lymph node removal surgery and some of them develop lymphedema, swelling in the arm, even years after the surgery. Lymph node transfer from the groin area is a viable treatment for lymphedema and can significantly improve quality of life. submitted by /u/universityofturku
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