Breast Cancer

Studies from Vanderbilt University add new findings in the area of breast cancer

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, March 17th, 2008

In this recent study, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To compare the self-reported comorbid conditions and medication usage between breast cancer survivors with and without breast cancer treatment-related lymphedema. Descriptive, cross-sectional. A community-based study conducted in a major metropolitan area and surrounding rural counties in the southeastern United States."

"Sample: A convenience sample of 64 breast cancer survivors with lymphedema and 64 breast cancer survivors without lymphedema who were age matched within three years and recruited for a parent study. Twenty-one additional nonage-matched breast cancer survivors with or without...

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