title: Does lymphedema following breast cancer warrant clinical attention?
creator: Hayes, Sandra C. 
creator: Newman, Beth M.
subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
subject: 111706 Epidemiology
subject: 111299 Oncology and Carcinogenesis not elsewhere classified
subject: secondary lymphedema
subject: breast cancer
description: Secondary lymphedema (swelling) after breast cancer treatment usually develops on the hand, arm, shoulder, and/or breast on the treated side. It is commonly associated  with the presence of other upper-body symptoms, such as  pain and aching1; it impacts physical and psychosocial functioning and adversely influences quality of life.2 Moreover, it is considered incurable, progressive, and difficult to treat. Arguably, lymphedema is the most problematic and dreaded treatment-related complication of  breast cancer.3
publisher: Haymarket Media Inc.
date: 2009-01
type: Journal Article
format: application/pdf
relation: https://eprints.qut.edu.au/28661/1/c28661.pdf
relation: http://www.ajho.com/does-lymphedema-following-breast-cancer-warrant-clinical-attention/article/126800/
relation:    Hayes, Sandra C.  & Newman, Beth M.   (2009)    Does lymphedema following breast cancer warrant clinical attention?  The American Journal of Hematology/Oncology, 8(1), pp. 39-40.    
identifier: https://eprints.qut.edu.au/28661/
rights: Copyright 2009 Haymarket Media, Inc.
source: Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation