Breast cancer-related arm lymphedema: Incidence rates, diagnostic techniques, optimal management and risk reduction strategies

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 907-914

  Shah, Chirag ^a   Vicini, Frank A ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Lymphedema; Management strategies; Risk reduction

Indexed keywords

AFTER-TREATMENT; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOLS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENTS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS; INCIDENCE RATE; LYMPHEDEMA; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH; OPTIMAL MANAGEMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK REDUCTION; RISK REDUCTIONS; SAMPLING METHOD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUES;

CHEMOTHERAPY; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISKS; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; OPTIMIZATION; RADIOTHERAPY; SURGERY;

DISEASES;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; AXILLA; BIOIMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CANCER RELATED LYMPHEDEMA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPLEX DECONGESTIVE PHYSIOTHERAPY; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PATIENT CARE; PEROMETRY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SELF EVALUATION; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WATER DISPLACEMENT;

AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY;

EID: 80255131351     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.05.043     Document Type: Review

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