Prevalence of lymphedema in women with breast cancer 5 years after sentinel lymph node biopsy or axillary dissection: Patient perceptions and precautionary behaviors

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 32, 2008, Pages 5220-5226

  McLaughlin, Sarah A ^a   Wright, Mary J ^a   Morris, Katherine T ^a   Sampson, Michelle R ^a   Brockway, Julia P ^a   Hurley, Karen E ^a   Riedel, Elyn R ^a   Van Zee, Kimberly J ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARM SWELLING; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BEHAVIOR; BREAST CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARM; AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 55949124194     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2008.16.3766     Document Type: Article

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