On March 3, 2016, the United States Senate unanimously passed S.Res 389, declaring March 6, 2016, the first annual World Lymphedema Day. Ths Resolution was sponsored by U.S. Senator Charles Schumer. Senator Chuck Grassley co-sponsored. Watch the historic moment on C-Span.

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pictured: Amy Greene and Dave Glover

Amy Greene, co-Chair of LE&RN's Missouri Chapter, made us all proud when she was interviewed by The Dave Glover Show in St. Louis yesterday. Amy educated the radio program's hosts and their listeners about what lymphedema is, who gets it, and what it

photo credit: Connie Archibald; the writer (right) is pictured with her daughter Christiana

by Connie Archibald

I am the mother of a daughter diagnosed with primary lymphedema at the age of 22.  I have been researching and following the progress in awareness and education that has been

On March 23, at a session in conjunction with the Gordon Research Conference on Lymphatics in Ventura, CA, LE&RN Spokesperson and Academy Award-winning actress Kathy Bates will present LE&RN's 2016 Wendy Chaite Leadership Award to Prof. Melody Swartz of the Institute for Molecular

On March 23, at a session in conjunction with the Gordon Research Conference on Lymphatics in Ventura, CA, LE&RN Spokesperson and Academy Award-winning actress Kathy Bates will present LE&RN's 2016 Wendy Chaite Leadership Award to Dr. Karina Yaniv of the Weizmann Institute. (Dr. Yaniv is

LE&RN recently welcomed the LE&RN India Chapter. Below is a message from Chapter Chair Arun Rekha. LE&RN India honored World Lymphedema Day at the AIIMS Surgical Conference in New Dehli on March 6. LE&RN Executive Director William Repicci joined them through a pre-recorded video message.

A new study is available through the University of Missouri-Columbia (MU) for breast cancer survivors who have been diagnosed with lymphedema. It uses interactive theatre and printed information compared to printed information alone to test whether an interactive approach is more effective

My name is Tatiana, 28, from Russia.

My lymphedema started at 26, it affects my whole right leg from thigh to foot. Since the lymphedema began, my youthful life stopped. Why? Because now I have to adjust all my activities, my whole lifestyle to the disease. Doctors never talk about how

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Kathleen M. Caron, Ph.D. is a Professor and Chair in the Department of Cell Biology & Physiology in the