Current issues in the management of lymphedema in breast cancer patients

Journal of Supportive Oncology

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 392-393

  Dayes, Ian S ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM EXERCISE; BANDAGE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHANGIOSARCOMA; LYMPHEDEMA; MASSAGE; NOTE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA;

EID: 33749608977     PISSN: 15446794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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