ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2018
Axillary web syndrome assessment using a self-assessment questionnaire: a prospective cohort study.
Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05115799 (Effects of a Manual Therapy Program to Reduce the Evolution Time of Axillary Web Syndrome), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Effects of a Manual Therapy Program to Reduce the Evolution Time of Axillary Web Syndrome
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effectiveness of physical therapy in axillary web syndrome after breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Pooled it
- Physiotherapy protocol to reduce the evolution time of axillary web syndrome in women post-breast cancer surgery: a randomized clinical trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Trial
- Protocol to improve quality of life, functionality, and exercise capacity in patients with axillary web syndrome after breast cancer: a randomized clinical trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
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- Five-Year Cumulative Incidence of Axillary Web Syndrome and Comparison in Upper Extremity Movement, Function, Pain, and Lymphedema in Survivors of Breast Cancer With and Without Axillary Web Syndrome.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Lymphoscintigraphic Investigations for Axillary Web Syndromes.Lymphatic research and biology · 2022Article
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- Axillary web syndrome among Chilean women with breast cancer: incidence and possible predisposing factors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020Article
- Axillary web syndrome following breast cancer surgery: symptoms, complications, and management strategies.Breast cancer (Dove Medical Press) · 2019Review
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Abstract
backgroundSurgical procedure for breast cancer is not without its side effects and one such side effect is axillary web syndrome (AWS), characterized by palpable fibrotic-like cords in the operated arm. As physical evaluation is the only gold standard method used, our study aims to assess the incidence and early detection of AWS with a self-assessment questionnaire.
methodsFrom July 2013 to July 2014, 370 breast cancer patients were enrolled. AWS incidence was 51.1%, with 94.1% onset in the first 4 weeks after surgery; 43.5% of the patients did not recover in the first 8 weeks. Univariate analysis showed that BMI (P < 0.001), age (P < 0.001), educational level (P = 0.01), and exercise frequency in the eighth week of follow-up (P < 0.001) were significantly associated with the AWS detection, and multivariate analyses confirmed that younger patients (age < 50) have significantly higher AWS detection (OR = 2.38 (95%CI 1.53, 3.71) and that BMI is associated with AWS, with normal weight patients (BMI ≤ 25) having a significantly greater AWS detection with an odds ratio of 2.11 (95%CI 1.33, 3.36).
conclusionOur findings indicated that the incidence of AWS is high in breast cancer patients, particularly in the first month after surgery. Not all patients achieved recovery during our 8 week follow-up, suggesting that evaluation and treatment should be longer. Double AWS detection was found for patients who were younger (age < 50) and with normal weight.
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