Incidence and risk factors of lymphedema after breast cancer treatment: 10 years of follow-up.

CONCLUSIONS: Cumulative incidence of lymphedema was 41.1%. Women undergoing axillary radiotherapy, obese, who developed seroma, underwent chemotherapy infusion in the affected limb and with advanced disease had a higher risk of lymphedema. PMID: 28992556 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Breast - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Breast Source Type: research