COMPARISON OF PEROMETRY-BASED VOLUMETRIC ARM MEASUREMENTS AND BIOIMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY FOR EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF LYMPHEDEMA IN A PROSPECTIVELY-SCREENED COHORT OF BREAST CANCER PATIENTS.

Autor: Gillespie, T. C., Roberts, S. A., Brunelle, C. L., Bucci, L. K., Bernstein, M. C., Daniell, K. M., Naoum, G. N., Miller, C. L., Taghian, A. G.
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Zdroj: Lymphology; 2021, Vol. 54 Issue 1, p1-11, 11p
Abstrakt: The article offers information associated with breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) which affects more than one in five women treated for breast cancer. Topics discussed include treatment of BCRL with an impairment-based model wherein patients were diagnosed and treated for BCRL, objective measurements like patient symptomatology and clinical evaluation from BRCL diagnosis, and role of screening and early intervention in cancer treatment.
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