Cancer-related lymphedema risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and impact: A review

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 30, 2012, Pages 3726-3733

  Paskett, Electra D ^a   Dean, Julie A ^a   Oliveri, Jill M ^a   Harrop, J Phil ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM SELENITE;

ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RELATED LYMPHEDEMA; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPRESSION; EXERCISE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MOUTH SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EXERCISE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; NEOPLASMS; OVERWEIGHT; RISK FACTORS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84869127978     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2012.41.8574     Document Type: Review

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