But there are other side effects of surgery for breast cancer, and one of them is a little understood condition called axillary web syndrome, or cording. Cording shows up as “a web of thick ...

In all my years working as a health editor and getting preventive breast-cancer care, I had never heard of cording or axillary web syndrome; neither had anyone in my family or any of my friends.

Cording – also known as axillary web syndrome (AWS) – is a side effect of having lymph nodes removed as a result of breast cancer. A cord, or web of cords, develops under the skin on the ...

When this happens, the condition is known as post mastectomy syndrome. It includes symptoms such as swelling of the chest wall, sensitivity to touch, severe itching, restricted range of motion, ...

The presence of tissue necrosis was associated with a 40% lower risk of PMPS, while the feeling of lymphedema and axillary web syndrome was associated with an increased risk by 54% and 70% ...

The pharmacokinetic driver of thrombocytopenia and its implications for clinical dose schedule optimization. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2015 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does ...