[PDF] Top 20 Management of secondary lymphedema related to breast cancer

... on lymphedema management should use designs that minimize biases and identify optimal ...for lymphedema management, comprehensive informa- tion (exercise frequency, duration, mode, intensity, ... See full document

... the Breast Cancer Center by dedicated physical therapists doing research on ...on cancer treatment planning, not on the less threatening physical impairments of conditions like ...and ... See full document

... self- management education and the development of LLL in our ...upper lymphedema, manual (simple) lymph drainage had a preventive effect [42], and a pro- gram of slowly progressive weight lifting did not ... See full document

... The quasi-experimental one group pretest and posttest design was adopted for this study. The population of the study was 30 subjects who underwent axillary dissection for breast cancer. The conceptual ... See full document

... of breast cancer diagnoses, some requiring axillary lymph node surgery and/or radiation, it is important that we understand the possible prevention, management, and early detection of BCRL to reduce ... See full document

... gone breast cancer therapy ...[4]. Lymphedema may be primary or secondary depending on the ...Primary lymphedema is mainly caused by congenital malformation of the lymphatic vessels and ... See full document

... health management organizations (HMOs), which cover the entire ...SEs. Lymphedema and other SEs of BC treatments are a clinical condition; hence, input based on clinical experience is highly relevant for ... See full document

... routine management or Dios- min as a comparison [34, 35], which cannot rule out the placebo effect and needs to be confirmed by rigorously- designed, large-scale ... See full document

... with breast can- cer, novel intervention strategies that can improve phys- ical, psychological, and social functions as well as sustain those improvements over time are ...with breast cancer, because ... See full document

... related lymphedema with ALND varies widely, ranging from 2% to 56% ...Further, lymphedema can interfere with activities of daily living by causing a restriction in range of motion, pain, increased ... See full document

... in breast cancer ...not related to cardiovascular ...on breast cancer clinical outcomes and provide insight on potential future studies needed for this important ... See full document

... (primary lymphedema) but is more commonly caused by an alteration in normal lymphatic function leading to secondary ...of secondary lymphedema occurs through infection with a vector-borne, ... See full document

... All statistical tests were conducted at the 0.05 alpha level, and all estimates included a 95% confidence interval (CI). Descriptive statistics using SPSS version 20.0 (IBM Corpo- ration, Armonk, NY, USA) were calculated ... See full document

... Introduction: Treatment of secondary lymphedema still remains an important medical issue. Treatment response is characterized by periodic remission rather than complete recovery. Compression methods ... See full document

... on lymphedema during the pre-operative visit improved the patient’s knowledge of lymphedema risk factors, signs and symptoms related to their breast cancer ...our breast clinics ... See full document

... Institutional review board approval was obtained for this study. For the patient selection, only two groups of BCRL patients were included for liposuction. The first group was those who had fatty phase of BCRL; these ... See full document

... As secondary variables, and related to the breast cancer, we assessed the patients age, preoperative diagnostic, radiological diagnostic, margin status, palpable nodes, presence of ... See full document

... about lymphedema risk fac- tors in Iran ...without lymphedema were ...with lymphedema perceived 9% higher impairment (P < ...without lymphedema, the difference of the total LLIS score might ... See full document

... of breast cancer-related lymphedema ...unilateral breast cancer between January 2007 and December 2011 who underwent tumor resection and axillary lymph node ... See full document

... We reviewed RCTs or quasi-RCTs from the literature that evaluated the outcome of MLD in preventing and treating breast-cancer-related lymphedema. For inclusion in our study, the trials were ... See full document