Patterns of Obesity and Lymph Fluid Level during the First Year of Breast Cancer Treatment: A Prospective Study

Patterns of Obesity and Lymph Fluid Level during the First Year of Breast Cancer Treatment: A Prospective Study

Obesity is one of the risk factors for developing lymphedema following breast cancer treatment. We prospectively enrolled 140 women and followed the participants for 12 months after surgery to investigate patterns of obesity and lymph fluid level in the first year of cancer treatment. Electrical bio...

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Main Authors: Mei R. Fu, Deborah Axelrod, Amber A. Guth, Jason Fletcher, Jeanna M. Qiu, Joan Scagliola, Robin Kleinman, Caitlin E. Ryan, Nicholas Chan, Judith Haber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-09-01
Series:Journal of Personalized Medicine
Subjects:
body mass index
breast cancer
lymphedema
lymph fluid
obesity
overweight
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4426/5/3/326

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