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Lymphoedema risk after gynae cancer
Almost 30% had lower limb
lymphoedema before surgery.
RADA ROUSE
ALMOST half of women
experience lower limb lym-
phoedema in the two years
after gynaecological can-
cer treatment, Australian
research shows.
A prospective study of
400 women found that most
cases of leg swelling occurred
in the first 12 months after
surgery, but new cases also
eme