Effects of resistance exercise in women with or at risk for breast cancer-related lymphedema

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 9-15

  Simonavice, Emily ^a   Kim, Jeong Su ^b   Panton, Lynn ^b  

^a GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arm circumference; Breast cancer survivors; Lymphedema

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; BREAST CANCER LYMPHEDEMA; EXERCISE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RISK; SURVIVOR;

BREAST CANCER LYMPHEDEMA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RESISTANCE TRAINING; RISK; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84981523736     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-016-3374-0     Document Type: Article

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