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Featured review: Surgical management of cancer-related lymphedema

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Many cancer patients experience swelling of the limbs (lymphedema) following treatment of certain types of cancer, such as breast cancer. In this comprehensive Review, Stephen Povoski and colleagues discuss the surgical strategies that can be used to manage this debilitating and incurable condition.

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BMC Cancer is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of cancer research, including the pathophysiology, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancers. The journal welcomes submissions concerning molecular and cellular biology, genetics, epidemiology, and clinical trials.

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Yanis Boumber, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Ken Herrmann, Universitätsklinikum Essen
Manami Inoue, University of Tokyo
Alan Lefor, Jichi Medical University
Christophe Nicot, Kansas University Medical Center
Stephen P Povoski, The Ohio State University
Dirk Vordermark, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

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