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While you are out shopping for a new pair of jeans, you may notice some swelling in your legs, a deadly sign of advanced bladder cancer. According to health experts, cancer cells can stop lymph fluid from draining away, which causes swelling in the legs as the fluid begins a buildup in the area. Read on to know more about bladder cancer. , Health News, Times Now
Correct? >> it can, yes. >> and it does that by swelling and the swelling, if you would just sort of tell us why the body swells or how the body swells up in the area of trauma. >> the body itself is reacting to the impact of something that's happened. so certain blood can rush to the area or more fluid underneath the skin can rush to that area and that's what produces the effect of the swelling. >> including lymph fluid, doesn't that wander over and white blood cells? >> they can. that's the purpose of the lymph system, to help with infection or foreign bodies, things like that. >> particular...
Lymph nodes doesn't necessarily save more lives as long as the rest of the treatment, radiation and chemo therapy is all the same. joining us now is chief medical officer of the american cancer society and chris moss who in this extract procedure done 2 1/2 years ago. welcome to both of you. we hear your health is good. >> yes. >> you had the lymph node dissection as part of this clinical trial. >> correct. >> how painful was the procedure itself? >> it's horrific. i went in and had the nuclear dye injections the day before. >> injecting dye to see which lymph nose. >> they lead directly to th...