Lifting Weights Reduces Lymphedema Symptoms Following Breast Cancer Surgery, Research Shows
Monday, August 17, 2009 - 10:21
in Health & Medicine
Breast cancer survivors who lift weights are less likely to experience worsening symptoms of lymphedema, the arm- and hand-swelling condition that plagues many women following surgery for their disease, according to new research. The findings challenge the advice commonly given to lymphedema sufferers, who may worry that weight training or even carrying children or bags of groceries will exacerbate their symptoms.
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