Which are the best conservative interventions for lymphoedema after breast cancer surgery?

BMJ. 2017 Jun 1:357:j2330. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j2330.

Authors

Martijn M Stuiver^{1

2

3}, Marieke R Ten Tusscher¹, Margaret L McNeely⁴

Affiliations

¹ Netherlands Cancer Institute, Department of Physiotherapy. Amsterdam, Netherlands.
² Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
³ ACHIEVE, Faculty of Health, University of Applied Sciences Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
⁴ University of Alberta and Cross Cancer Institute, Department of Physical Therapy, Edmonton, Canada.

PMID: 28572132
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.j2330

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Breast Neoplasms / surgery*
Drainage
Exercise Therapy / methods*
Female
Humans
Lymphedema / prevention & control*
Lymphedema / therapy
Mastectomy* / adverse effects
Middle Aged
Patient Education as Topic
Postoperative Complications / prevention & control*
Postoperative Complications / therapy
Risk Factors