Primary lymphoedema is fairly rare whereas secondary lymphoedema is much more common especially in cancer patients as Dr. Gwozdz tells us in this video.
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So, primary lymphedema is fairly uncommon, where it's been suggested that it is anywhere from 1 in 6,000 patients. However, we see it far more often in patients secondary to having cancer. For example, up to 3 out of 10 patients who've had breast cancer, even more frequently with vulva cancer, and it can affect both the arms and the legs.
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