Living with lymphedema: A qualitative study of women’s perspectives on prevention and management following breast cancer-related treatment
A phenomenological research method was used to investigate the experience of lymphedema in 13 women following breast cancerrelated treatment. The women, ranging in age from 45 to 82, living on the east coast of Canada, had lymphedema of the upper extremity for at least one year, and had no evidence...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pappin Communications
2006-08-01
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Series: | Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal |
Online Access: | http://www.canadianoncologynursingjournal.com/index.php/conj/article/view/284/287 |