Lymphedema: Time for an Update

Improvements in cancer survivorship have led to increased recognition of treatment-related toxicities, some of which may not occur until years after the conclusion of treatment (1, 2). For breast cancer survivors, lymphedema is one of the most dreaded complications of surgery, radiation therapy, and taxane-based chemotherapy. Lymphedema involves a build-up of extracellular fluid within the upper extremity and results in swelling and, at times, chronic skin changes, fibrosis, loss of sensation, deformity, and pain (3).

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