Study of Lymphedema Risk Factors among Patients with Invasive Breast Cancer after the Initial Treatment
| Author | Hamid Saedi | en |
| Author | Ali Taghizadeh Kermani | en |
| Author | Monavar Afzal Aghaee | en |
| Author | Taher Mottaghi | en |
| Author | Shiva Moghadam | en |
| Issued Date | 2013-06-01 | en |
| Abstract | Introduction: Upper limbs lymphedema is one of the rather common and debilitating sequels of breast cancer treatment. The incidence of this sequel has been reported in different sources to be from 25% to 38%. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence and the risk factors of lymphedema following invasive breast carcinoma treatment. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/ | en |
| Keyword | Breast carcinoma | en |
| Keyword | surgery | en |
| Keyword | lymph node | en |
| Keyword | lymphedema | en |
| Keyword | body mass index | en |
| Keyword | radiotherapy | en |
| Keyword | risk factor | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Study of Lymphedema Risk Factors among Patients with Invasive Breast Cancer after the Initial Treatment | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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