Advances in the prevention and treatment of breast cancer-related lymphedema

Purpose Breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) represents a lifelong risk for breast cancer survivors and once acquired becomes a lifelong burden. This review summarizes current BCRL prevention and treatment strategies. Findings Risk factors for BCRL have been extensively studied and their identifi...

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Published in:Breast cancer research and treatment 2023-07, Vol.200 (1), p.1-14
Main Authors: Donahue, Paula M. C., MacKenzie, Adrien, Filipovic, Aleksandra, Koelmeyer, Louise
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anastomosis
Breast cancer
Breast Cancer Lymphedema - diagnosis
Breast Cancer Lymphedema - etiology
Breast Cancer Lymphedema - prevention & control
Breast Neoplasms - complications
Breast Neoplasms - pathology
Breast Neoplasms - therapy
Cancer
Cancer research
Cancer therapies
Care and treatment
Compression
Diagnosis
Female
Fibrosis
Health aspects
Humans
Lasers in medicine
Lasers in surgery
Lymph Node Excision - adverse effects
Lymph nodes
Lymphatic drainage
Lymphatic system
Lymphedema
Lymphedema - diagnosis
Lymphedema - etiology
Lymphedema - prevention & control
Lymphography
Manual Lymphatic Drainage - methods
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Metastases
Oncology
Oncology, Experimental
Patient education
Prevention
Rehabilitation
Review
Risk Factors
Therapeutic applications
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