The risk factors and prevalence of upper extremity impairments and an analysis of effects of lymphoedema and other impairments on the quality of life of breast cancer patients

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2017, Pages

  Kibar, S ^a,b   Dalyan Aras, M ^b   Unsal Delialioglu S ^b  

^a UFUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

breast cancer; lymphoedema; prevalence; quality of life; upper extremity impairment

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST TUMOR; COMPLICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADICAL MASTECTOMY; RISK FACTOR; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; UPPER LIMB;

ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPESTHESIA; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY, RADICAL; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RISK FACTORS; SENSATION DISORDERS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84954288594     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12433     Document Type: Article

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