Breast cancer treatment-related lymphedema - A continuing problem

Journal of Supportive Oncology

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 389-390

  Ridner, Sheila H ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVOR; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; DISEASE COURSE; EXERCISE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHEDEMA; MASSAGE; NOTE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SELF CARE; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VOLUMETRY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES;

EID: 33749588498     PISSN: 15446794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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