Media Coverage
Members of the Media:
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Media Coverage:
Mom on a Mission: Fighting for Affordable Lymphedema Treatment
The December Omnibus BIll’s Little Secret: It WasAlso a Giant Health Bill – PDF of article
Congress Should Act to Ensure Better Access to Case for Millions of Cancer Survivors – PDF of article
Scripps Media – Cancer Treatment Side Effects
Roll Call – Cancer’s Dirty Little Secret: The Lymphedema Treatment Act could help millions suffering from this little known condition – PDF of article
Roll Call – When a majority is not enough to get a bill passed
Newsday – After cancer treatments, there’s threat of a chronic side effect: lymphedema
Kaiser Health News – Compression Garments Can Ease Lymphedema. Covering Costs? Not So Easy.
Washington Post – Special garments ease an agonizing ailment for women. But insurance may not pay.
The Hill – Lymphedema Treatment Act would provide a commonsense solution to a fixable problem
U.S. News & World Reports – Can Men Get Lymphedema After Cancer Treatment?
Citizen-Times – Health Insurance Shirks Its Duty to Women with Breast Cancer Complications – PDF of article
Chicago Tribune – “My legs were bandaged up to my knees in 7 layers of gauze. What it’s like to have a disease no one understand.”
Lymphatic Research and Biology – Editorial by Dr. Stanley Rockson
The Herald Bulletin – Physical Therapist Takes Message to Washington
NY1 News – “Resident, Lawmaker Push for Lymphedema TreatmentAct”
The State Journal – “Act Now to Raise Awareness for Lymphedema”
Reno-Gazette Journal – “One View: Pass the Lymphedema Treatment Act”
Fred Hutch News – A little known side effect with a huge impact”
Pilot Tribune – “Grassley sponsors lymphedema bill”
Washington Post – “What Caused a Newborn Twin’s Badly Swollen Legs” – PDF of story
Johnson City Press – “Woman fights for lymphedema patients in her husbands memory”
AdVantage NEWS – “Going the distance: patient walks marathon to raise awareness for the LTA”; PDF of story
Lymphedema and the Lymphedema Treatment Act featured on the show The Doctors – Segment 1; Segment 2
Bringing Attention to the Suffering of Swelling; PDF of story
Affect Magazine – “Why This Boy’s Life Depends on Wearing Stockings”; PDF of story
Time Warner News features the Lymphedema Advocacy Group in their Giving Back series
Oncology Times – “Conference Stresses Need for Medicare Coverage of Compression Supplies”
Congressional Briefing News Coverage – “Lymphedema Group Goes to Washington”
First Coast News video – “The Battle After Breast Cancer“; PDF of story
Heather Ferguson is awarded the Wendy Chaite Leadership Award by LE&RN
Business Superstar – “Superstar of the Week – an interview with Heather Ferguson”
Chico News and Review – “Cancer’s Dirty Little Secret”
Business Superstar – “Why Businesses Should Support The Lymphedema Treatment Act”
The Washington Post – “Painful lymphedema afflicts millions of patients after cancer surgery.” (online version)
Time Warner News Story – “Mother makes annual trip to bring coverage for lymphedema.”
Baltimore Sun – “Pain of swollen arms hits breast cancer patients in the pocket.”
Time Warner News Story – “Mother takes health care fight from state to national level.”
Fox News – “Charlotte, NC mom fights for insurance coverage.”
Women & Cancer Magazine – “Lymphedema, the lemonade of my life.”
Associated Press – Trying to Prevent Lymphedema After Breast Cancer
