Balancing lymphedema risk: Exercise versus deconditioning for breast cancer survivors

Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-24

  Schmitz, Kathryn H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arm swelling; Late effects; Quality of life; Rehabilitation; Survivorship; Weight lifting

Indexed keywords

BREAST TUMOR; DISEASE COURSE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; RADIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SURVIVOR;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SURVIVORS;

EID: 74349088086     PISSN: 00916331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JES.0b013e3181c5cd5a     Document Type: Review

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