Lymphedema prevalence and treatment benefits in cancer: impact of a therapeutic intervention on health outcomes and costs.

Lymphedema is a common complication of cancer therapeutics; its prevalence, treatment outcomes, and costs have been poorly defined. The objective of this study was to examine lymphedema prevalence among cancer survivors and to characterize changes in clinical outcomes and costs associated with a def...

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Main Authors: Kimberly M Brayton, Alan T Hirsch, Patricia J O Brien, Andrea Cheville, Pinar Karaca-Mandic, Stanley G Rockson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4255037?pdf=render