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Mayo Clinic study suggests lower extremity lymphedema is a risk factor for multiple types of skin cancer

Peer-Reviewed Publication MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER, Minn. — New research from Mayo Clinic finds that patients with lymphedema —swelling of the limbs caused by the accumulation of protein-rich fluids of the immune system — had twice the risk of developing skin cancer than patients without lymphedema. Patients with lymphedema had a significantly higher frequency of developing...