Treatment Options for Lymphedema Patients

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Dr. Joseph Dayan

Dr. Joseph Dayan. Photo by Ethan Kavet.

There’s currently no cure for lymphedema, the uncomfortable swelling that can occur in limbs after the removal or radiation of lymph nodes. But there are symptom-alleviating treatments, many of which are described in an article in Cure.

The article quotes MSK’s Dr. Joseph Dayan, who has performed microsurgery to manage lymphedema for a decade, including lymph node transplant. Dr. Dayan pioneered a technique called reverse lymphatic mapping, through which physicians identify lymph nodes that can be safely removed and transplanted to the affected arm or leg. Patients take three to four weeks to recover from lymph node transplant, and most who undergo it experience improved limb drainage.

Learn more about lymphedema prevention, screening, and treatment at MSK.

Register now – “Abstract to Article: A Publisher’s Perspective on Transforming Abstracts”

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Join us for the next event in our Advancing Authorship series.

When: Wednesday, September 18, 1:30pm-3:00pm
Where: Mortimer B. Zuckerman Research Center, Room 105, 417 E 68th St, New York, NY, 10065 (entrance on 69th Street)

Register now to save your seat! 
We offer complimentary registration and refreshments.

Get insider tips from Elsevier on publishing in The Lancet and other journals, plus advice on transforming your abstract to an article.

Speakers:

  • Angela Welch, PhD, Oncology Publisher, Elsevier
  • Rebecca Cooney, PhD, North American Executive Editor, The Lancet
  • Mark M. Souweidane, MD, Pediatric Neurosurgeon, MSKCC
  • Steven M. Horwitz, MD, Medical Oncologist, MSKCC

 

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