Trying to prevent lymphedema after breast cancer
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081229/ap_on_he_me/med_healthbeat_lymphedema"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081229/capt.9573ed169e484cd280a2b7b56e07b51f.healthbeat_lymphedema_dcjl101.jpg?x=130y=90q=85sig=GfAvMJ6VqXTwhyNTebBk5w--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Lymphedema specialist Johanna Murphy, left, shows breast cancer survivor Anne Holman an exercise to treat her lymphedema at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington Tuesday, Dec 23, 2008. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)" border="0" /></a>AP - Hospitals in about a dozen states are testing whether some simple steps, such as arm-strengthening exercises, could reduce the risk of one of breast cancer's troubling legacies — the painful and sometimes severe arm swelling called lymphedema. Lymphedema has long been a neglected side effect of cancer surgery and radiation: Many women say they never were warned, even though spotting this problem early improves outcomes.</p><br clear="all"/>

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