GuidelinePhysical therapy2017
Diagnosis of Upper Quadrant Lymphedema Secondary to Cancer: Clinical Practice Guideline From the Oncology Section of the American Physical Therapy Association.
Guideline in Physical therapy, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05725265 (Large-area Low-level Laser Therapy for Breast Cancer-related Lymphedema), which is not on this map. Cited by 47 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Large-area Low-level Laser Therapy for Breast Cancer-related Lymphedema: a Randomized, Placebo-controlled Study
Who cites it
47 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 100 citations in OpenAlex.
- Reducing rates of chronic breast cancer-related lymphedema with screening and early intervention: an update of recent data.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2024Pooled it
- Patient education for breast cancer-related lymphedema: a systematic review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2023Pooled it
- A systematic review of rehabilitation and exercise recommendations in oncology guidelines.CA: a cancer journal for clinicians · 2021Pooled it
- Feasibility of a remote and home-based personalised exercise programme in cancer survivors with lymphoedema.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- A systematic review on imaging and diagnostic modalities for the detection, evaluation, and surgical planning of upper and lower extremity lymphedema.Journal of vascular surgery. Venous and lymphatic disorders · 2026Review
- Measuring What Matters for Breast Cancer Survivors: Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Croatian Version of Lymphedema Quality of Life Tool-Arm.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Women's and practitioners' views of early intensive decongestive lymphoedema treatment for breast cancer-related arm lymphoedema: a focus group study.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Article
- Upper limb symptoms in breast cancer survivors with lymphedema: A latent class analysis and network analysis.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2025Article
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- From Anatomy to Quality of Life: The Impact of Physiotherapy on Limb Changes in Cancer-Related Lymphedema.Cureus · 2025Review
- High-Frequency Ultrasonography Imaging: Anatomical Measuring Site as Potential Clinical Marker for Early Identification of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Clinical Relevance of Animal Models of Lymphatic Dysfunction and Lymphedema.Microcirculation (New York, N.Y. : 1994) · 2025Review
- Barriers and facilitators to implementation of APTA's breast cancer-related lymphedema diagnosis and intervention clinical practice guidelines.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Article
- Risk factors and prediction model of breast cancer-related lymphoedema in a Chinese cancer centre: a prospective cohort study protocol.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Reproducibility of Thermography for Measuring Skin Temperature of Upper Limbs in Breast Cancer Survivors.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Accuracy of Infrared Thermography in Diagnosing Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Preoperative inter-arm differences and normative-based thresholds for lymphedema in Chinese breast cancer patients: Insights from a large cohort study.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2024Article
- Contemporaneous Symptom Networks of Breast Cancer-Related Upper Limb Lymphedema: A Network Analysis.Annals of surgical oncology · 2024Article
- Current diagnostic and quantitative techniques in the field of lymphedema management: a critical review.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2024Review
- Development of a core set of outcome measures to be applied toward breast cancer-related lymphedema core outcome domains.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2024Review
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5 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
The Oncology Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) developed a clinical practice guideline to aid the clinician in diagnosing secondary upper quadrant cancer-related lymphedema. Following a systematic review of published studies and a structured appraisal process, recommendations were written to guide the physical therapist and other health care clinicians in the diagnostic process. Overall clinical practice recommendations were formulated based on the evidence for each diagnostic method and were assigned a grade based on the strength of the evidence for different patient presentations and clinical utility. In an effort to maximize clinical applicability, recommendations were based on the characteristics as to the location and stage of a patient's upper quadrant lymphedema.
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