Hot of the Press July 2017

We have collated a collection of great articles and material published within the last month. Click on the links below for more including abstracts, main findings full articles to download and videos.

Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology

Prevalence and Risk Factors

  • 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)

Assessment

  • Quality of Life Following Sentinel Node Biopsy for Primary Cutaneous Melanoma: Health Economic Implications (abstract and main findings)
  • Patterns of Temporal Changes in Tissue Dielectric Constant as Indices of Localized Skin Water Changes in Women Treated for Breast Cancer: A Pilot Study (abstract and main findings)
  • Experimental and Analytical Comparisons of Tissue Dielectric Constant (TDC) and Bioimpedance Spectroscopy (BIS) in Assessment of Early Arm Lymphedema in Breast Cancer Patients after Axillary Surgery and Radiotherapy. (abstract and main findings)

Management Strategies

  • The effects of complex exercise on shoulder range of motion and pain for women with breast cancer-related lymphedema: a single-blind, randomized controlled trial (abstract and main findings)
  • Immediate effects of active exercise with compression therapy on lower-limb lymphedema (abstract and main findings)
  • Interest of an auto-adjustable nighttime compression sleeve (MOBIDERM® Autofit) in maintenance phase of upper limb lymphedema: the MARILYN pilot RCT (abstract and main findings)
  • A comprehensive overview on the surgical management of secondary lymphedema of the upper and lower extremities related to prior oncologic therapies (abstract and main findings)
  • Understanding Lymphoedema Cancer Council NSW 2017 (main findings and downloadable fact sheet)