Cancer Truth Note: #72 Breast Cancer Survivors: NEVER have a blood draw, IV, vaccine, or blood pressure  check on a limb where lymph nodes have been removed. NEVER, for any reason. This is one of...

Cancer Truth Note: #71 If you have lymphedema a bug bite can cause a serious skin infection. If left untreated these infections may require hospitalization. Yesterday I shared about the importance...

Cancer Truth Note: #70 If you have symptoms for Breast cancer related lymphedema (BCRL): Pain, Heaviness, Numbness, Tingling, Pins & Needles or Burning, Loss of Strength, Slow Healing...

Cancer Truth Note: #69 Certified Lymphedema Therapists (CLT) assess you for lymphedema and fit you for compression garments.  This might seem like a weird cancer truth. It is even weirder that who...

Cancer Truth Note: #68 If you do not have symptoms for breast cancer related lymphedema you do NOT need to wear a compression sleeve when flying.  This is the one area where survivors have been...

Cancer Truth Note: #67 Mild lymphedema is not visible. By the time it is visible, it may no longer be reversible. Breast Cancer Survivors need to be screened!  For too long breast cancer survivors...

Cancer Truth Note: #66 These are symptoms of breast cancer related lymphedema (BCRL). Pain; Heaviness; Nerve issues (Numbness, Tingling, Pins & Needles or Burning), Loss of Strength; Slow...

Cancer Truth Note: #65 Research shows that breast cancer survivors who do not receive baseline measurements before surgery and/or treatment are UNDER DIAGNOSED for breast cancer related lymphedema...

Cancer Truth Note: #64 Today is World Cancer Day. All humans deserve to have access to cancer screenings regardless of where they live in the world or their economic circumstances. One thing we have...