Risk factors for breast cancer-related lymphedema: correlation with docetaxel administration.

CONCLUSIONS: Axillary lymph node dissection, radiotherapy and adjuvant chemotherapy, especially docetaxel, were risk factors for breast cancer-related lymphedema, but BMI and neo-adjuvant chemotherapy were not. PMID: 32270417 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Breast Cancer - April 7, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Aoishi Y, Oura S, Nishiguchi H, Hirai Y, Miyasaka M, Kawaji M, Shima A, Nishimura Y Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: research