COVID vaccine swelling worries breast cancer survivors – study investigates

NCT ID NCT04872738

First seen Jan 10, 2026 · Last updated May 12, 2026 · Updated 16 times

Summary

This study surveyed 714 breast cancer survivors to understand their experiences with COVID-19 vaccination, focusing on lymph node swelling. Researchers wanted to know if this common vaccine side effect causes extra worry or risk of lymphedema in patients who had lymph node surgery. The goal was to gather information to help guide future vaccination recommendations for this group.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

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