Pass along: Breast Cancer Survivors needed in study on lymphedema
In light of this being breast cancer awareness I wanted to post this. I know we have several members who either have had breast cancer or know someone who has. They may also have lymphedema from the breast cancer. Please pass this along to others.
This article is very important. This is for a study for breast cancer survivors with lymphedema. I think the most important part of this article is also this:
Most medical schools don't teach the lymphatic system at all. A national survey conducted by Rockson showed that the average time spent on teaching the lymphatic system during a four-year medical education is 15 minutes.
That is so sad! We need more education on this! 15 minutes being spent on such a vast part of our bodies is just unimaginable.
Here's a link to the article:
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/071009/20071009006368.html?.v=1
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