Weight Lifting Not Linked To Arm Swelling Among Breast Cancer Survivors
 

Breast cancer survivors who take part in a supervised weight training program do not have a higher risk of arm swelling and discomfort (lymphedema), researchers from the University of Pennsylvania reported in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association). Cancer treatment, such as surgery to remove the lymph nodes, and radiation therapy can increase the risk of developing lymphedema...

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