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| 23 May 2006 09:54:49 am |
 Weight Training Does Not Cause Lymphedema |
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Those breast cancer survivors who have had their lymph nodes removed and who practiced slow, progressive weight training does not have increased risk of developing lymphedema according to a recently published study. Lymphedema is the buildup of lymphatic fluid under the skin, which usually occurs in women who had undergone mastectomy. This study is reported in the May 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
In this study, Kathryn Schmitz, an assistant professor in epidemiology at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania, and his colleagues studied 23 breast cancer survivors who had had their lymph nodes removed and underwent weight training twice a week and 22 breast cancer survivors who had had their lymph nodes removed and did not lift weights. Scientists found there was no difference in arm circumference between the exercise group and the control group, meaning that there is no increased incidence of lymphedema. Moreover the exercise group had fewer symptoms of lymphedema than the women in the control group.
"While current clinical guidelines say that this type of exercise may be harmful, our research indicates that it is indeed safe," Schmitz said, adding, "More research is needed to know whether exercise prevents lymphedema, but there are physiologic reasons to think that it might." Joseph Feldman of the Lymphedema Treatment Center in Illinois said that because the study tracked women for only six months, he would advise his patients to avoid lifting weights heavier than five pounds until a study spanning several years is conducted, the Times reports (Berger, New York Times, 5/18 )
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