Lymphatic Education
& Research Network

In July 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on the FY2022 appropriations bill. There was a dramatic edit to the bill, supported by Committee Chair Rep. Rosa DeLauro and Committee Member Rep. Tom Cole. Rather than “encouraging” the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish a

Two years ago, Dr. Stanley G. Rockson (Stanford University Endowed Chair in Lymphatic Medicine) drafted an article for the Journal of American Medicine (JAMA) to highlight the issues faced by the lymphatic disease community.

The article, "Lymphatic Medicine: Paradoxically and Unnecessarily

A message and an update from Russia Chapter Chair Aleksandra Rovnaya, MD

2021 was a challenging year for almost all of us worldwide and nothing was easy. But we felt that we had no right to stop, that patients are counting on us, so despite the pandemic, on the March 6th, for the World

We are launching an exciting drug trial for lymphedema at Stanford. If you have arm lymphedema, you may be a candidate to participate. This webinar will outline the specifics of the trial, including potential benefits for participants, and the pragmatics of trial participation.

This live

In recent years, there has been substantial progress in defining the molecular mechanisms that lead to unique natural history of lymphedema. This webinar will summarize what has been scientifically established. We will review the results of drug treatment in experimental animals as well as

In 1971, The National Cancer Act sparked an intensive $100 million quest for a cure. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) medical branch chief at the time was Dr. Vincent DeVita, Jr. Although he was skeptical of the approach, 50 years and $100 billion dollars later, he has changed his mind.

Join LE&RN for this free, online Symposium on Wednesday, June 1 at 1 pm ET: "Head and Neck Lymphedema" with Roman Skoracki, M.D. The event will be hosted on Zoom. Registration links to come.

About Roman Skoracki, M.D.

Roman Skoracki is the Division Chief for Oncologic Plastic Surgery at the

Join LE&RN for this free, online Symposium on Wednesday, March 9 at 12 noon ET: "COVID-19 and Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema: Patient Experiences and the LymphVAX Study" with Cheryl Brunelle, Associate Director of the Lymphedema Research Program, Physical Therapy Clinical Specialist,

Watch the trailer for this new film, Not So Swell, Living with Lymphedema. Then join the fight by donating to LE&RN's 2021 Annual Appeal at CureLymph.org and get early access to the complete film.