New LE Website--SteupUp-SpeakOut.Org

Binney, Otter, Kira and myself have been working on a new website where we have tried to organize all of the information on lymphedema into easily accessable categories.

The StepUp-SpeakOut Website is Now Up and Running!

Visit Our New Website!  --We hope you will enjoy it and find it chocked full of information on lymphedema.

It is still a work in progress, but we have much information up, much more coming, and wanted to share with you all.

OUR MISSION

As women with post-breast cancer lymphedema we have struggled to uncover the
information we've needed about this condition, to find good treatment for it, and to keep it in control.

With the help of our fellow lymphedema sisters and brothers we have even
learned to live comfortably with it. Out of those experiences and a desire to share our discoveries with others, we have created this site in order to STEP UP:

To provide accurate and accessible information about lymphedema, its prevention and treatment, to all women and men who have been treated for breast cancer.

To raise awareness of lymphedema risk and promote risk reduction practices among all breast cancer veterans.

To support those with breast cancer as they pursue prevention and treatment options for lymphedema, and to help them find the resources they need for managing both the risk and the
treatment of this condition. 

To represent the concerns and interests of women and men with lymphedema
and advocate with them in the medical and research communities, the political arena, and among the general public.

To promote research into the prevention, treatment and cure of lymphedema.

If you are a woman or man who has been treated for breast cancer, we challenge you to SPEAK OUT about lymphedema, and join us in advocating for the treatment, services, products, financial coverage and just plain recognition we need. Together, we can bring about needed changes.