Risk Factors for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: An Umbrella Review

CONCLUSIONS: The currently identified risk factors for BCRL all are innate personal trait-related factors. Future well-designed studies and robust meta-analyses are needed to explore potential associations between behavioral-, interpersonal-, and environmental-related factors and BCRL, as well as the role of genetic variations and pathophysiologic factors.PMID:37725224 | DOI:10.1245/s10434-023-14277-7

Source: Ann Oncol - September 19, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Aomei Shen Wanmin Qiang Liyuan Zhang Jingru Bian Fei Zhu Zijuan Zhang Qian Lu Source Type: research