FAQs

What is lymphoedema?

Lymphoedema happens when a build up of lymph causes swelling in a part of the body. There are 2 types of lymphoedema.

  • Primary lymphoedema is a rare inherited condition in which the lymph nodes and lymph vessels are absent or abnormal.

  • Secondary lymphoedema can occur after treatment for cancer, when lymph nodes are removed during surgery or damaged by radiotherapy.

Lymphoedema usually develops gradually and can develop months or even years after your cancer treatment.

Am I at risk of lymphoedema?

Key risk factors for developing lymphoedema because of cancer include:

  • having lymph nodes removed during surgery

  • having radiation therapy that scars the lymph nodes or vessels

  • having certain types of chemotherapy

  • being overweight

Studies suggest the incidence of developing lymphoedema in people with breast cancer following a sentinel node biopsy is 5% and following an axillary node dissection is 20%. In people with gynaecological cancer the incidence can be as high as 37%.

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