Effectiveness of Decongestive Lymphatic Therapy in Patients with Lymphedema Resulting from Breast Cancer Treatment Regardless of Previous Lymphedema Treatment

Bozkurt, Mehtap; Palmer, Lynn; Guo, Ying

doi:10.1111/tbj.12710

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Effectiveness of Decongestive Lymphatic Therapy in Patients with Lymphedema Resulting from Breast Cancer Treatment Regardless of Previous Lymphedema Treatment

Published in The Breast Journal • Dec 7, 2016

Authors:

Mehtap Bozkurt

Lynn Palmer

Ying Guo

Abstract

Decongestive lymphatic therapy (DLT) has gained wide acceptance as an effective treatment for patients with lymphedema resulting from breast cancer treatment. It is unclear whether DLT is effective for patients with lymphedema who have received lymphedema treatment previously. Our purpose was to com...

Subject

Lymphedema

Medicine

Breast cancer

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