More information: Association of Lower Extremity Lymphedema with Physical Functioning and Activities of Daily Living Among Older Survivors of Colorectal, Endometrial and Ovarian Cancer, JAMA ...

Among those with LE lymphedema, the risk for skin cancer was 1.98 times the risk of having skin cancer compared with those without lymphedema (95% CI, 1.43-2.74; P < .001).

HealthDay News — Extreme obesity may contribute to lower-extremity lymphedema, results from a small study suggest. Average BMI was significantly greater for those with confirmed lymphedema (70.1 ...

Lower extremity lymphedema has been linked with gynecologic cancers in particular, and it is a chronic condition that causes swelling, heaviness, pain and discomfort in the legs, Paskett and her ...

Zhang, X., et al. (2022) Association of Lower Extremity Lymphedema with Physical Functioning and Activities of Daily Living Among Older Survivors of Colorectal, Endometrial and Ovarian Cancer.

The clinical characteristics of lower extremity lymphedema in 440 patients. Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders, 8 (5), 851–859. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvsv.2019.11.014 ...

Koya Medical has shared data highlighting that its non-pneumatic compression device (NPCD) demonstrated better efficacy and improved quality of life in patients with lower extremity lymphedema ...