Lymphedema, a condition where lymphatic flow is blocked and swelling occurs as a result, commonly affects cancer patients. But there is a unique link between lymphedema and breast cancer specifically: it is particularly common for those with breast cancer because lymph nodes are often removed or treated with radiation.

As health care systems responded to COVID-19 by halting nonessential visits, patients lacked access to preventive cancer screenings. Now, cancer diagnoses have dropped. But what does that mean for the future?

The leading-edge Cancer Center at Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill, part of Inspira Health, has earned three-year re-accreditation from The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS).