Conservative and Dietary Interventions for Cancer-Related Lymphedema A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

The findings support the use of compression garments and compression bandaging for reducing lymphedema volume in upper and lower extremity cancer-related lymphedema. Specific to breast cancer, a statistically significant, clinically small beneficial effect was found from the addition of manual lymph drainage massage to compression therapy for upper extremity lymphedema volume. Cancer 2011;117:1136-48. (C) 2070 American Cancer Society