Impact of body mass index and weight fluctuation on lymphedema risk in patients treated for breast cancer

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 59-67

  Jammallo, Lauren S ^a   Miller, Cynthia L ^a   Singer, Marybeth ^b   Horick, Nora K ^a   Skolny, Melissa N ^a   Specht, Michelle C ^a   O'Toole, Jean ^a   Taghian, Alphonse G ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Breast cancer; Lymphedema; Weight fluctuation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BODY MASS; BREAST CANCER; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; OBESITY; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT FLUCTUATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RISK;

EID: 84888219441     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: 15737217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10549-013-2715-7     Document Type: Article

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