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Keep this study
Lead
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Age
18–any
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Women age 18 or older willing to sign consent.
Lymphedema in an arm as a result of surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiation therapy for breast cancer per Breast surgeon or medical oncologist.
Patients must have received a clinical diagnosis of lymphedema for at least 6 months and no more than 5 years after diagnosis of chronic lymphedema.
The affected arm must be \>2cm larger than the unaffected arm; this is the standard diagnosis and the one used in the MSKCC studies cited above. The standard measurement techniques will be applied 20.
You may not be if
Previous acupuncture treatment for lymphedema
Diuretic use
History of primary (congenital) lymphedema
Metastatic cancer
History of autoimmune disorder (including lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic sclerosis)
History of other fibroproliferative disorder including cirrhosis, pulmonary fibrosis, kidney fibrosis, systemic sclerosis/scleroderma
Current treatment with corticosteroids
Treatment with myelosuppressive or stimulatory drugs within 6 months of enrollment
History of bone marrow transplantation
Clareo Health | Acupuncture for the Treatment of Chronic Lymphedema
