Prevalence and Risk Factors
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Below is a collection of great articles and material published. Click on the links below for more including abstracts, main findings full articles to download and videos.
May 2018
- The incidence and risk factors of related lymphedema for breast cancer survivors post‑operation: a 2‑year follow‑up prospective cohort study abstract and main findings
February 2018
- The Prevalence, Incidence, and Quality-of-Life Impact of Lymphedema After Treatment for Vulvar or Vaginal Cancer – abstract and main findings
- Effect of Common Medications on Breast Cancer–Related Lymphedema – abstract and main findings
January 2018
- Surgical-site infection following lymph node excision indicates susceptibility for lymphedema: A retrospective cohort study of malignant melanoma patients abstract and main findings
December 2017
- Lymphedema, musculoskeletal events and arm function in older patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer (abstract and main findings)
- Air Travel and Postoperative Lymphedema—A Systematic Review (abstract and main findings)
- Risk factors of pain in breast cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis (abstract and main findings)
November 2017
- Changes in volume and incidence of lymphedema during and after treatment with docetaxel, doxorubicin, and cyclophosphamide (TAC) in patients with breast cancer (abstract and main findings)
- Incidence and risk factors of lymphedema after breast cancer (abstract and main findings)
- Factors associated with professional healthcare advice seeking in women at risk for developing breast cancer-related lymphedema (abstract and main findings)
October 2017
- The Importance of Awareness and Education in Patients with Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema (abstract and main findings)
- Psychological Factors in Chronic Edema: A Case–Control Study (abstract and main findings)
August 2017
- Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema Risk is Related to Multidisciplinary Treatment and Not Surgery Alone: Results from a Large Cohort Study (abstract and main findings)
- Risk Factors Affecting Breast Cancer-related Lymphedema: Serial Body Weight Change During Neoadjuvant Anthracycline Plus Cyclophosphamide Followed by Taxane (abstract and main findings)
- Diagnosis of Upper Quadrant Lymphedema Secondary to Cancer: Clinical Practice Guideline From the Oncology Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (abstract and main findings)
- Lower Body Lymphedema in Patients with Gynecologic Cancer (main findings and download full article)
- Risk factors and a prediction model for lower limb lymphedema following lymphadenectomy in gynecologic cancer: a hospital-based retrospective cohort study (main findings and download full article)
July 2017
- 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 (abstract and main findings)
June 2017
- Lymphedema following gynecological cancer: Results from a prospective, longitudinal cohort study on prevalence, incidence and risk (abstract and main findings)
- Diagnostic Methods, Risk Factors, Prevention, and Management of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: Past, Present, and Future Directions (abstract and main findings)
May 2017
- Lymphedema after treatment for endometrial cancer. A review of prevalence and risk factors (abstract and main findings)
- Seroma indicates increased risk of lymphedema following breast cancer treatment: A retrospective cohort study (abstract and main findings)
- Axillary web syndrome is not a risk factor for lymphoedema after 10 years of follow-up (abstract and main findings)
- The upper-limb volumetric changes in breast cancer survivors with axillary web syndrome (abstract and main findings)
