Randomised phase II trial of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in patients with chronic arm lymphoedema after radiotherapy for cancer

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 101-107

  Gothard, Lone ^a   Haviland, Joanne ^b   Bryson, Phil ^c   Laden, Gerard ^d   Glover, Mark ^e   Harrison, Steven ^f   Woods, Mary ^a   Cook, Gary ^a   Peckitt, Clare ^b   Pearson, Ann ^a   Somaiah, Navita ^a   Stanton, Anthony ^g   Mortimer, Peter ^g   Yarnold, John ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c Hyperbaric Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d BUPA Hospital Hull and East Riding   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL HOSPITAL HASLAR   (United Kingdom)

^f WHIPPS CROSS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arm lymphoedema; Breast cancer; Hyperbaric oxygen therapy; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM EDEMA; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY EFFECT; WATER CONTENT;

ARM; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957858396     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2010.04.026     Document Type: Article

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