1. Physical rehabilitation after breast cancer
- Author
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Loredana Maggi, Stefano Magno, Gianpaolo Ronconi, Alessio Filippone, Luana Forcina, Paola Emilia Ferrara, and Eugenia Amabile
- Subjects
030506 rehabilitation ,Cancer Research ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Mechanical assisted therapies ,Disease ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Breast cancer ,Quality of life ,Medicine ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Lymphedema ,Measurement method ,business.industry ,Incidence (epidemiology) ,Cancer ,medicine.disease ,030210 environmental & occupational health ,Physical rehabilitation ,Oncology ,Physical therapy ,0305 other medical science ,business ,Prehabilitation ,Mastectomy ,Settore MED/34 - MEDICINA FISICA E RIABILITATIVA - Abstract
Improvement of overall survival in breast cancer patients has lead recently to an increased focus on prevention and management of breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL), a condition that deeply impacts function and quality of life (QoL) of cancer survivors. Current data still demonstrate BCRL rates ranging from 10% to 30% at 2 years, with a high heterogeneity of measurement methods and different incidence of the disease (from 5% after breast-conserving surgery to over 50% after mastectomy, radiation and chemotherapy). The present paper will describe the available data regarding the value of prevention and rehabilitation treatments of BCRL.
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- 2018