A randomized controlled trial of weight reduction as a treatment for breast cancer-related lymphedema

Cancer

Volumn 110, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1868-1874

  Shaw, Clare ^a   Mortimer, Peter ^a   Judd, Patricia A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Diet; Intervention; Lymphedema; Weight reduction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST CANCER; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; LYMPHEDEMA; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; UNITED KINGDOM; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DIET, FAT-RESTRICTED; DIET, REDUCING; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 35048818217     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: 10970142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.22994     Document Type: Article

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