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Poorer quality of life in breast cancer survivors might be related to untreated symptom cluster

Published in Lab Business Week, January 1st, 2006

Poorer quality of life (QOL) in breast cancer survivors with lymphedema could be related to an untreated symptom cluster.

According to recent research from the United States, "The aim of this study was to compare quality of life and symptoms between breast cancer survivors who have developed and undergone treatment for chronic lymphedema with those who have not developed lymphedema. The cross-sectional, mixed-methods design included 64 breast cancer survivors with lymphedema and 64 breast cancer survivors without lymphedema."

"Variables assessed quantitatively included sociodemographic information, medical data, body mass index (BMI), arm...

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