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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Main Authors: M. Victoria Greenslade, Colleen J. House
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pappin Communications 2006-08-01
Series:Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal
Online Access:http://www.canadianoncologynursingjournal.com/index.php/conj/article/view/284/287