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Podcast: Can GLP-1s Treat Lymphedema?
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GLP-1 medicines treat diabetes and help people lose weight. Can they also ease lymphedema?
Published on May 26, 2026
Dr. Michael Stubblefield is a cancer rehabilitation expert and Dr. Joseph Dayan is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon who has pioneered techniques to ease lymphedema with surgery. They’re both very interested in how the GLP-1 medicines, like Ozempic, Wegovey, Zepbound, Mounjaro, Victoza, and Trulicity — just to name a few — could be used to manage lymphedema.
Listen to the episode to hear Drs. Stubblefield and Dayan explain:
- how common lymphedema is among people with breast cancer
- current lymphedema treatments
- how the new study using a GLP-1 medicine to treat lymphedema came about
- what we know right now about GLP-1 medicines and breast cancer treatments
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