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Prevalence of lymphedema in women undergoing treatment for breast cancer in a referral center in southeastern Brazil

BACKGROUND: Lymphedema is a highly prevalent condition in women who have undergone treatment for breast cancer. Lymphedema negatively affects the quality of life. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of lymphedema and associated factors in women treated for breast cancer in the...

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Autores principales: Paiva, Daniella MF, Rodrigues, Vivian O, Cesca, Marcelle G, Palma, Pamella V, Leite, Isabel CG
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3577444/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23406386
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6874-13-6