Breast Cancer Quality of Care
Findings from South Carolina Cancer Center in breast cancer quality of care reported
Published in Clinical Oncology Week, April 14th, 2008
A report, 'Quality of life and lymphedema following breast cancer,' is newly published data in Lymphology. According to a study from the United States, "The aim of the study was to compare Quality of Life (QOL) of breast cancer patients with and without secondary lymphedema (SLE) using a cross-sectional design with a convenience sample. Research packets were mailed to 2088 breast cancer patients (BrCaPt)."
"The QOL component of the study used the Quality of Life Instrument --Breast Cancer Patient Version for data collection. The sample (n=537) was 12.9% African-American/Hispanic/Other (AA) and 87.1% European-American (EA). One hundred and twenty-two women (22.7%)...
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