Nurse-assisted education and exercise decrease the prevalence and morbidity of lymphedema following breast cancer surgery

Journal of B.U.ON.

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 565-569

  Sisman, H ^a   Sahin, B ^a   Duman, Berna Bozkurt ^a   Tanriverdi, G ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Education; Exercise; Lymphedema

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTECTOMY; MORBIDITY; NURSE; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREVALENCE;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MASTECTOMY; MORBIDITY; NURSES; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84867533570     PISSN: 11070625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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