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Kathy Bates Reflects on Life With Lymphedema. The award-winning actor and cancer survivor shares her new outlook on life. Medically Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD on April 06, 2017. Written...
- What Is Lymphedema?
- Finding A New Normal
- Finding Control Through Lifestyle Changes
Similar to how your arteries and veins carry blood around your body, so too does a network of vessels carry around a clear liquid called “lymph” (named after the Greek for “water”). Lymph is primarily involved in protecting the body from infections. When the lymphatic system is damaged — often, as a result of cancer treatments like surgery and radi...
Though lymphedema is usually not painful, swollen arms and legs can cause embarrassment and anxiety, Smith-Jackson says. The condition is difficult to keep private, so patients will often get questions, even well-meaning ones, and feel as if they have to re-tell their cancer stories. For cancer survivors, it can feel like a return to a time in thei...
Even though she can’t offer a cure, Smith-Jackson can teach patients how to limit their swelling. Compression bandaging, followed by compression clothing, are necessary to reduce swelling, and maintain it over time. Compression clothes are available in many designs and styles. It’s normal to be anxious about going out in public wearing compression ...
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Jan 31, 2019 · Published on January 31, 2019 11:48AM EST. Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty. Kathy Bates ’ health problems didn’t end after her breast cancer went into remission. Soon after completing her treatment,...
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[MUSIC PLAYING] Kathy Bates (LE&RN Spokesperson and Actress), Dr. Stanley G. Rockson (Stanford University Endowed Professor of Lymphatics and LE&RN Co-Founder), and William ...
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Now, though she’s cancer-free, Bates says she is dealing with her biggest challenge yet: lymphedema, a disease that’s commonly caused by the removal of lymph nodes during cancer...
Jun 24, 2015 · Oscar winner Kathy Bates opens up to Larry King about developing lymphedema – which occurs when the lymph nodes are removed or blocked – after a double mastectomy. Now a lymphedema activist raising awareness and funds, she gets hope from research like Dr. Karina Yaniv's, whose breakthroughs include being the first to grow lymphatic cells in ...
Dec 14, 2019 · Bates' lymphedema diagnosis came after her double mastectomy and breast cancer treatment. In a recent interview with SurvivorNet , Bates explained her reaction when she discovered lymph...
