Cancer-Induced Edema/Lymphedema

Cancer patients are often prone to a variety of pathological changes that disrupt normal homeostatic processes in the body. Aside from medical interventions and therapies associated with treating the disease, the cancer itself is a major contributor to systemic disruption of physiological processes. Extracellular body fluid is tightly controlled and monitored by a variety of sensors, hormones, proteins, and organs. Palpable changes in fluid …