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Sequence This Radiation Sequela Scenario Successfully

Published on Mon Oct 27, 2025

Question: Our provider recently diagnosed a patient with lymphedema and began treating them for that condition. The patient was previously diagnosed with breast cancer, for which they underwent radiation treatment. They are now free of breast cancer, but the provider has documented that the lymphedema is a sequela of the treatment they received for the breast cancer. What is the [...]
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