Let's Talk Lymphoedema: The Essential Guide to Everything You Need to Know

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Lymphoedema is one of the most misunderstood and neglected conditions in healthcare today. According to a recent study, over 200,000 people in the UK may be living with it, often following being treated for cancer it affects approximately one in five women after breast cancer treatment.
Lymphoedema affects the lymphatic system, causing swelling and the fluid retention; it can also cause aching, heaviness and difficulty moving. There is no cure for lymphoedema, but there are ways to control the main symptoms.
Lets Talk Lymphoedema is a friendly, informative guide that uses expert texts and photography to help sufferers deal with its debilitating and lifelong effects, providing information and inspiration to help them lead rich, vibrant lives. With essential medical information (immune system and infection; microsurgery; obesity; podiatry); treatment advice (diet; compression garments; physiotherapy; exercises); and day-to-day support (psychology, sexuality and others perceptions), this is an essential read for sufferers, friends, family and medical professionals alike.

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A friendly and informative guide to the misunderstood condition Mayfair Times; This book is an absolute must read for sufferers, friends, family and medical professionals alike it is very powerful in its message Countrywives.com

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Professor Peter Mortimer is a consultant dermatologist working at both St George's Hospital and the Royal Marsden Hospital in London. He is also Professor of Dermatological Medicine to St George's University of London. He has spent most of his professional life in the research and clinical practice of lymphoedema and related disorders of the lymphatic system. He is a founder of both the Lymphoedema Support Network and the British Lymphology Society, and is internationally recognised for his work in lymphoedema. He is the author of Lymphoedema: Advice on Self-management and Treatment (2004).; With a gift for creating unobtrusive settings that reflect the individual style of her sitters, Gemma Levine's career has encompassed hundreds of encounters with the most well-known and fascinating people in Britain. She has published 20 books, most recently Go with the Flow, which describes her journey through cancer; and she has shown over 60 exhibitions around the world, including a celebration of 25 years of her work at the National Portrait Gallery in 2001. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Gemma lectures at Tate Britain on Henry Moore, and images from her extensive archive are regularly seen in the media. She lives in London and Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, and has two sons.