Heavy resistance training and lymphedema: Prevalence of breast cancer-related lymphedema in participants of an exercise intervention utilizing heavy load resistance training

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 216-225

  Bloomquist, Kira ^a   Karlsmark, Tonny ^b   Christensen, Karl Bang ^c   Adamsen, Lis ^a,c  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; TRASTUZUMAB;

ADJUVANT CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; ADULT; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CANCER RELATED LYMPHEDEMA; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAVY LOAD RESISTANCE TRAINING; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESISTANCE TRAINING; SELF REPORT; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RESISTANCE TRAINING;

EID: 84892140831     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: 1651226X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0284186X.2013.844356     Document Type: Article

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