Randomized trial of decongestive lymphatic therapy for the treatment of lymphedema in women with breast cancer

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 30, 2013, Pages 3758-3763

  Dayes, Ian S ^a,c   Whelan, Tim J ^a,b,c   Julian, Jim A ^a,b   Parpia, Sameer ^a,b   Pritchard, Kathleen I ^b,f,g   D'Souza, David Paul ^i,j   Kligman, Lyn ⁱ   Reise, Donna ^d   LeBlanc, Linda ^k   McNeely, Margaret L ^l,m   Manchul, Lee ^f,h   Wiernikowski, Jennifer ^e   Levine, Mark N ^a,b,c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Ontario Clinical Oncology Group   (New Zealand)

^c JURAVINSKI CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^d Talspar Nursing Services   (New Zealand)

^e HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^g DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

ⁱ London Regional Cancer Program   (United Kingdom)

^j UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^k Dr Leon Richard Oncology Centre ^*  (Canada)

^l UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^m CROSS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BANDAGING TECHNIQUE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; COMPLEX DECONGESTIVE THERAPY; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; COMPRESSION GARMENT; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITIES OF THE ARM, SHOULDER AND HAND (SCORE); FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT FORM 36; ARM; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOTHING; COMPLICATION; DRAINAGE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLOTHING; COMPRESSION BANDAGES; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84891673262     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2012.45.7192     Document Type: Article

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