Breast-cancer related lymphedema: A review of procedure-specific incidence rates, clinical assessment aids, treatment paradigms, and risk reduction

Breast Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 357-361

  Shah, Chirag ^a   Arthur, Douglas ^b   Riutta, Justin ^c   Whitworth, Pat ^d   Vicini, Frank A ^e  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Nashville Breast Center   (United States)

^e 21ST CENTURY ONCOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

breast cancer; breast cancer related lymphedema; complex decongestive physiotherapy; toxicities

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; BREAST CANCER RELATED LYMPHEDEMA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPRESSION THERAPY; COMPRESSIVE STOCKING; DECONGESTIVE LYMPHATIC THERAPY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LYMPHEDEMA; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA;

EID: 84863664668     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: 15244741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2012.01252.x     Document Type: Review

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