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The swelling affects people’s lives in a multitude of ways. Maggie Steber for The Washington Post via Getty Images

Why it’s hard to end elephantiasis, a debilitating disease spread by mosquitoes

Alexander Kwarteng, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST); Jonathan Roberts, Mount Saint Vincent University; Kristi Heather Kenyon, University of Winnipeg, and Mary Asirifi, MacEwan University

The main sign of the illness is disfiguring swelling followed by peeling of the affected area. In women this swelling mainly affects arms and legs. In men it can cause enlargement of the scrotum.
Surviving breast cancer has been the biggest treatment goal until recent years, when attention began to turn to surviving well, as these three women appear to be. fitzcrittle/Shutterstock.com

Physical therapy important for women treated for breast cancer

Mary Insana Fisher, University of Dayton

While more women than ever are surviving breast cancer, they often do so with bad side effects. Studies are showing that physical therapy early in the post-treatment phase can help.
Breast cancer is more survivable than ever. Strength training is a key to helping women survive well. wavebreakmedia/Shutterstock.com

Breast cancer survivors, who lose muscle mass, can benefit from strength training, studies suggest

Lynn Panton, Florida State University and Ashley Artese, Roanoke College

Breast cancer, once a death sentence, now has a survival rate of more than 90 percent. This means that millions of women suffer effects of treatment. Recent research shows ways to overcome them.

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  1. Breast Cancer
  2. Breast cancer survival
  3. Chemotherapy
  4. Mosquitoes
  5. Physical therapy
  6. Public health
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