The treatment of lymphedema related to breast cancer: A systematic review and evidence summary

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 421-431

  Kligman, Lyn ^a   Wong, Rebecca K S ^b   Johnston, Mary ^c   Laetsch, Nancy S ^c  

^a LONDON REGIONAL CANCER PROGRAM   (Canada)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Evidence summary; Lymphedema; Lymphedema management; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

COUMARIN; DAFLON; MONOXERUTIN;

BREAST CANCER; CANADA; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOTHING; COMPRESSION THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHEDEMA; MASSAGE; META ANALYSIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY; ONTARIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RADIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 2942709991     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-004-0627-0     Document Type: Review

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