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ArticleBiomedicines2021

The Effects of Obesity on Lymphatic Pain and Swelling in Breast Cancer Patients.

Mei Rosemary Fu, Deborah Axelrod, Amber Guth, Melissa L McTernan, Jeanna M Qiu, Zhuzhu Zhou, Eunjung Ko, Cherlie Magny-Normilus, Joan Scagliola, Yao Wang

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Article in Biomedicines, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Pain and lymphedema characteristics of women with breast cancer-related lymphedema with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  10. Metabolic underpinnings of cancer-related fatigue.American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism · 2024
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  12. Function and Application of Flavonoids in the Breast Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Mei Rosemary FuSchool of Nursing-Camden, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Camden, NJ 08102, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3891-0109
Deborah AxelrodDepartment of Surgery, School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY 10016, USA.
Amber GuthDepartment of Surgery, School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY 10016, USA.
Melissa L McTernanBoston College Research Services, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA.
Jeanna M QiuHarvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5151-8307
Zhuzhu ZhouBoston College Research Services, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA.
Eunjung KoThe Ohio State University College of Nursing, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Cherlie Magny-NormilusBoston College William F. Connell School of Nursing, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA.
Joan ScagliolaNYU Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York, NY 10016, USA.
Yao WangTandon School of Enginereeng, Electrical and Computer Engeenerng and Biomedical Engineering, New York Universuty, New York, NY 11202, USA.
Boston College · USNew York University · USHarvard University · USNYU Langone Health · USRutgers, The State University of New Jersey · USThe Ohio State University · US

Funding

SCH: EXP: Improving early detection and intervention of lymphedema R01CA214085 · NCI · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY · PI FU, MEI ROSEMARY, WANG, YAO · 2016 to 2018
$674k
Self-Management and Glycemic Control in Adult Haitian Immigrants with Type 2 DiabetesK99NR019325 · NINR · BOSTON COLLEGE · PI MAGNY-NORMILUS, CHERLIE · 2020 to 2021
$184k
National Institute of Health/National Science Foundation /National Cancer Institute 1R01CA214085-01NINR NIH HHS K99 NR019325
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lymphatic pain and swelling due to lymph fluid accumulation are the most common and debilitating long-term adverse effects of cancer treatment. This study aimed to quantify the effects of obesity on lymphatic pain, arm, and truncal swelling.

Indexed as

arm swellingbreast cancerlymphaticlymphedemaobesitypainswellingtruncal swelling

Identifiers

PMID34356882
PMCPMC8301355
OpenAlexW3178978739

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