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Lymphedema in Breast Cancer Survivors Unrelated to Surgeon Volume
Lymphedema in Breast Cancer Survivors Unrelated to Surgeon Volume
D Brunk
20100309
2010 Apr 9
Elsevier Global Medical News
Lymphedema in Breast Cancer Survivors Unrelated to Surgeon Volume
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2010 Apr 9, D Brunk
ST. LOUIS (EGMN) - Five years postoperatively, 20% of breast cancer survivors aged 65 years and older have self-reported lymphedema, but no association between surgeon volume and the rate of lymphedema was seen in a large prospective survey."Many women who develop lymphedema after breast cancer surgery may not follow up with their surgeons, so the actual incidence of this condition is not well known," Dr. Tina Yen said in an interview during a poster session at a symposium sponsored by the Society...