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ReviewClinical & experimental metastasis2024

Etiology and treatment of cancer-related secondary lymphedema.

Michael Bernas, Sara Al-Ghadban, Saskia R J Thiadens, Karen Ashforth, Walter C Lin, Bauback Safa, Rudolf Buntic, Michael Paukshto, Alexandra Rovnaya, Margaret L McNeely

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Review in Clinical & experimental metastasis, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Michael BernasAnne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, USA. m.bernas@tcu.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-6749-2551
Sara Al-GhadbanUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA.
Saskia R J ThiadensSutter Health, Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Karen AshforthSt. Joseph's Medical Center, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA, USA.
Walter C LinBuncke Clinic, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Bauback SafaBuncke Clinic, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Rudolf BunticBuncke Clinic, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Michael PaukshtoFibralign Corporation, Union City, CA, USA.
Alexandra RovnayaFibralign Corporation, Union City, CA, USA.
Margaret L McNeelyUniversity of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lymphedema and specifically cancer-related lymphedema is not the main focus for both patients and physicians dealing with cancer. Its etiology is an unfortunate complication of cancer treatment. Although lymphedema treatments have gained an appreciable consensus, many practitioners have developed and prefer their own specific protocols and this is especially true for conventional (manual) versus surgical treatments. This collection of presentations explores the incidence and genetics of cancer-related lymphedema, early detection and monitoring techniques, both conventional and operative treatment options, and the importance and role of exercise for patients with cancer-related lymphedema. These assembled presentations provide valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities presented by cancer-related lymphedema including the latest research, treatments, and exercises available to improve patient outcomes and quality of life.

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LymphedemaNeoplasmsQuality of LifeExercise TherapyHumansCancer-related lymphedemaExerciseGeneticsLymphedemaSurgicalTreatment

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