Prospective, early longitudinal assessment of lymphedema-related quality of life among patients with locally advanced breast cancer: The foundation for building a patient-centered screening program

Prospective, early longitudinal assessment of lymphedema-related quality of life among patients with locally advanced breast cancer: The foundation for building a patient-centered screening program

Background: We examined how breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) affects health-related quality of life (HRQOL), productivity, and compliance with therapeutic interventions to guide structuring BCRL screening programs. Methods: We prospectively followed consecutive breast cancer patients who unde...

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Main Authors: Anusha Gandhi, Tianlin Xu, Sarah M. DeSnyder, Grace L. Smith, Ruitao Lin, Carlos H. Barcenas, Michael C. Stauder, Karen E. Hoffman, Eric A. Strom, Susan Ferguson, Benjamin D. Smith, Wendy A. Woodward, George H. Perkins, Melissa P. Mitchell, Desmond Garner, Chelain R. Goodman, Melissa Aldrich, Marigold Travis, Susan Lilly, Isabelle Bedrosian, Simona F. Shaitelman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-04-01
Series:Breast
Subjects:
Breast cancer-related lymphedema
Lymphedema symptom intensity and distress survey-arm
Work productivity activity and impairment index
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960977623000346

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