Risk Factors Associated with Breast Lymphedema

Risk factors of breast cancer-related lymphedema.

INTRODUCTION Secondary lymphedema is one of the major important long-term complications of breast cancer treatment. The aim of this study is to determine patient- and treatment-related risk factors of lymphedema in breast cancer patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients, who had been operated on for primary breast cancer at Akdeniz University Hospital and followed regularly between August 1984 ...

P-71: Risk Factors Associated with Womens

Pnm-4: Risk Factors Associated with Infertility

Background Infertility is the inability to conceive children after one year of unprotected intercourse. The estimated prevalence of infertility in Canada is 11.5-15.7%. Fertility problems affect approximately one in seven couples in the United Kingdom (UK). Infertility occurs in conditions in which the pregnancies end with recurrent miscarriages (ASR) or birth of a child with multiple congenita...

Risk factors of arm lymphedema in breast cancer patients.

Chronic lymphedema is a life-long, potential complication of axillary treatment for breast cancer patients. In this article we focus on risk factors in the development of arm lymphedema and also discuss definition, type and stage, and incidence of arm edema.

Preoperative Lymphedema-Related Risk Factors in Early-Stage Breast Cancer.

BACKGROUND Prolongation of survival in patients with breast cancer due to early diagnosis and modern methods of treatment has turned the attention on lymphedema, which is the most important morbidity secondary to the treatment of the disease. Determination of lymphedema and related risk factors in patients before a surgical intervention may provide protection for patients and early treatment. T...