ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2020
Screening for breast cancer-related lymphoedema: self-assessment of symptoms and signs.
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The 24 Hour Effects of Remedial Exercises With and Without Compression Therapy on Breast Cancer-related Lymphedema
The Enigma of Subjective Lymphedema: Who and Why do Patients Report Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Treatment Without an Objective Measurable Swelling? The Role of Lymphatic and Sensory Processing Problems
Effects of Core-Focused Exercise Training and Kinesiology Taping Combined With Complex Decongestive Physiotherapy on Posture, Pain, Function, and Quality of Life in Women With Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Psychological Stress and Its Correlations to Patients with Acute Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery.Breast cancer (Dove Medical Press) · 2024Article
- Acute Effects of Remedial Exercises with and without Compression on Breast-Cancer-Related Lymphedema.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Practice points for lymphoedema care in low- and middle- income countries developed by nominal group technique.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Evaluating telehealth for the education and monitoring of lymphoedema and shoulder dysfunction after breast cancer surgery.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- Evaluation of upper limb lymphoedema and diagnostic accuracy of bioimpedance spectroscopy. A comprehensive validation in a Brazilian population.Ecancermedicalscience · 2023Article
- Sensory signs and symptoms in women with self-reported breast cancer-related lymphedema: a case-control study close up.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2022Article
- From physical to ultrasound examination in lymphedema: a novel dynamic approach.Journal of ultrasound · 2022Article
- Bioelectrical impedance analysis for early screening of upper limb subclinical lymphedema: A case-control study.PloS one · 2022Article
- Self-reported arm and shoulder problems in breast cancer survivors in Sub-Saharan Africa: the African Breast Cancer-Disparities in Outcomes cohort study.Breast cancer research : BCR · 2021Article
- Assessment of Potential Risk Factors and Skin Ultrasound Presentation Associated with Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema in Long-Term Breast Cancer Survivors.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- The effect of evidence-based nursing program of progressive functional exercise of affected limbs on patients with breast cancer-related lymphoedema.American journal of translational research · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionIn the absence of monitoring programs, those at risk of developing breast cancer-related lymphoedema (BCRL) must detect its development. However, the efficacy of self-assessment for BCRL has not been widely investigated. This study will determine if symptoms and signs of BCRL are associated with lymphoedema detected by bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) and whether those with and without BCRL can accurately assess the signs of its presence. METHODS AND
resultsParticipants with a history of breast cancer (n = 100) reported the presence/absence of symptoms associated with upper limb BCRL and underwent assessment for pitting oedema and differences in tissue texture between their arms (pinch). BIS detected BCRL in 48 women. Women were more likely to have BIS-detected BCRL if they reported swelling (odds ratio (OR), 58.8; 95% CI, 4.9 to 709.4; p = 0.001) or had inter-limb tissue texture differences in their forearm (OR, 73.5; 95% CI, 7.3 to 736.9; p = < 0.001) or upper arm (OR, 23.9; 95% CI, 2.8 to 201.7; p = 0.003). Agreement between therapist and self-assessment of signs of BCRL was almost perfect (kappa, 0.819 to 0.940). A combination of self-reported swelling and/or self-assessed forearm tissue texture difference identified all cases of BIS-detected BCRL.
conclusionParticipants accurately identified the presence or absence of physical signs of BCRL in their arm. Perceived swelling and differences in tissue texture in the affected arm were associated with, and sensitive to, BIS-detected BCRL. These findings support the use of self-assessment to determine if BCRL is developing, indicating the need for professional assessment.
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