Breast Cancer Therapy

Lund University, Department of Health Science reports research in breast cancer therapy

Published in Cancer Weekly, February 9th, 2010

Research findings, 'Arm lymphoedema in a cohort of breast cancer survivors 10 years after diagnosis,' are discussed in a new report. "Arm lymphoedema is a frequent complication after breast cancer treatment. Early diagnosis and treatment is considered important for successful management of breast cancer related arm lymphoedema (BCRL)," scientists in Lund, Sweden report.

"The purpose was to identify BCRL incidence, time of onset, progression/regression and associated factors 10 years after breast cancer diagnosis. Two hundred and ninety two patients treated with axillary node dissection and radiotherapy were included in this retrospective study. A total of 111 diagnosed...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2010-02-09)

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