Cancer Center Series: Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema - Overview, Screening, and Research

Lymphedema is swelling caused by fluid that collects in tissue under the skin. This presentation will include an overview of breast cancer-related lymphedema and how it is treated. We will also discuss the Lymphedema Screening Program at Mass General and our current LymphVAX project related to COVID-19 vaccination after breast cancer treatment.

Speaker:
Elizabeth Hausman, BA
Brooke Juhel, BS
Amanda Jung, MPH

Link to Attend: https://partners.zoom.us/j/87853941976

Have Questions About the Topic? Please submit questions you may have before the program to PFLC@partners.org, so that the speaker may address them during the session.

This online program is free and open to MGH staff, patients, and the general public.

The Blum Center has moved our programs online using a platform called Zoom. All programs are free and open to Mass General staff, patients and the general public. To attend this program, follow the Zoom link.

This program is a collaboration between the Maxwell & Eleanor Blum Patient and Family Learning Center and Mass General Cancer Center.

For questions about any of the programs, email the Blum Center at PFLC@partners.org or call 617-724-7352.