Coping with LymphedemaA side effect of cancer surgery, radiation treatments, or traumatic accident, lyphedema causes the extreme swelling of a limb or other part of the body. The resulting pain, immobility, disfigurement, and susceptibility to infection, often leaves sufferers self-conscious and depressed. |
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| Title | Coping with Lymphedema Coping With |
| Authors | Joan Swirsky, Diane Sackett Nannery |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Penguin, 1998 |
| ISBN | 0895298562, 9780895298560 |
| Length | 286 pages |
| Subjects | › › Family & Relationships / General Health & Fitness / Diseases / General Medical / Endocrinology & Metabolism |
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