The best way to treat lymphedema is to prevent lymphedema. A newer reconstructive microsurgery called immediate lymphatic reconstruction helps repair damaged lymphatic vessels and greatly reduces the risk of developing lymphedema.

Losing nipple sensation after breast cancer surgery is common and can be distressing. Nebraska Medicine surgeons explain what’s happening, what’s possible and why the conversation around sensation is finally changing.

When Gretchen Oltman scheduled a mammogram in fall 2024, she wasn’t worried. She felt fine. That routine visit set off a chain of events that would change her life – and ultimately lead her to advocate for others facing the same uncertainty she once felt.

A question currently trending online is: Can breast cancer cause arm pain? If you’ve been experiencing arm pain and have been asking this yourself, the short answer is: It’s extremely unlikely.

Receiving a breast cancer diagnosis is stressful enough without having to wait days or weeks for a specialist appointment. Nebraska Medicine | Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center provides same- or next-day appointments (SONDA) for patients recently diagnosed with breast cancer.

Cancer and cancer treatment can often cause swelling called lymphedema. Read on to learn how it can be treated and if lymphedema can be cured.

In this video, breast cancer survivor Pam Schaffart shares how she can finally wear her wedding ring after over a decade of suffering extreme swelling caused by lymphedema.

Simply put, lymphedema is a fluid traffic jam.

Lymphedema or swelling of an extremity, is a common condition that develops in people who have had lymph nodes removed during cancer surgery.