Breast cancer treatment-related lymphedema self-care: Education, practices, symptoms, and quality of life

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 631-637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheila H. Ridner ◽  
Mary S. Dietrich ◽  
Nancy Kidd
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Breast Cancer Treatment ◽  
Care Education

scholarly journals The impact of lymphedema on health-related quality of life up to 10 years after breast cancer treatment

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mads G. Jørgensen ◽  
Navid M. Toyserkani ◽  
Frederik G. Hansen ◽  
Anette Bygum ◽  
Jens A. Sørensen
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Breast Cancer Treatment ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThe impact of breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) on long-term quality of life is unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of BCRL on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) up to 10 years after breast cancer treatment. This regional population-based study enrolled patients treated for breast cancer with axillary lymph node dissection between January 1st 2007 and December 31th 2017. Follow up and assessments of the included patients were conducted between January 2019 and May 2020. The study outcome was HRQoL, evaluated with the Lymphedema Functioning, Disability and Health Questionnaire, the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire and the Short Form (36) Health Survey Questionnaire. Multivariate linear logistic regression models adjusted for confounders provided mean score differences (MDs) with 95% confidence intervals in each HRQoL scale and item. This study enrolled 244 patients with BCRL and 823 patients without BCRL. Patients with BCRL had significantly poorer HRQoL than patients without BCRL in 16 out of 18 HRQoL subscales, for example, in physical function (MDs 27, 95%CI: 24; 30), mental health (MDs 24, 95%CI: 21; 27) and social role functioning (MDs 20, 95%CI: 17; 23). Age, BMI, BCRL severity, hand and dominant arm affection had only minor impact on HRQoL (MDs < 5), suggesting a high degree of inter-individual variation in coping with lymphedema. This study showed that BCRL is associated with long-term impairments in HRQoL, especially affecting the physical and psychosocial domains. Surprisingly, BCRL diagnosis rather than clinical severity drove the largest impairments in HRQoL.

scholarly journals Improving the quality of life of patients with breast cancer-related lymphoedema by lymphaticovenous anastomosis (LVA): study protocol of a multicentre randomised controlled trial

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. e035337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joost Wolfs ◽  
Jop Beugels ◽  
Merel Kimman ◽  
Andrzej A Piatkowski de Grzymala ◽  
Esther Heuts ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Lymph Node ◽  
Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Conservative Treatment ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Breast Cancer Treatment ◽  
Randomised Controlled

IntroductionEarly breast cancer detection and advancements in treatment options have resulted in an increase of breast cancer survivors. An increasing number of women are living with the long-term effects of breast cancer treatment, making the quality of survivorship an increasingly important goal. Breast cancer-related lymphoedema (BCRL) is one of the most underestimated complications of breast cancer treatment with a reported incidence of 20%. A microsurgical technique called lymphaticovenous anastomosis (LVA) might be a promising treatment modality for patients with BCRL. The main objective is to assess whether LVA is more effective than the current standard therapy (conservative treatment) in terms of improvement in quality of life and weather it is cost-effective.Methods and analysisA multicentre, randomised controlled trial, carried out in two academic and two community hospitals in the Netherlands. The study population includes 120 women over the age of 18 who have undergone treatment for breast cancer including axillary treatment (sentinel lymph node biopsy or axillary lymph node dissection) and/or axillary radiotherapy, presenting with an early stage lymphoedema of the arm, viable lymphatic vessels and received at least 3 months conservative treatment. Sixty participants will undergo the LVA operation and the other sixty will continue their regular conservative treatment, both with a follow-up of 24 months. The primary outcome is the health-related quality of life. Secondary outcomes are societal costs, quality adjusted life years, cost-effectiveness ratio, discontinuation rate of conservative treatment and excess limb volume.Ethics and disseminationThe study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Maastricht University Medical Center (METC) on 19 December 2018 (NL67059.068.18). The results of this study will be disseminated in presentations at academic conferences, publications in peer-reviewed journals and other news media.Trial registration numberNCT02790021; Pre-results.

Quality of life, fatigue and changes therein as predictors of return to work during breast cancer treatment

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 467-477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bertrand Porro ◽  
Aude Michel ◽  
Cécile Zinzindohoué ◽  
Pierre Bertrand ◽  
Emilie Monrigal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Return To Work ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Breast Cancer Treatment

Quality of life as a predictor of overall survival after breast cancer treatment

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 627-637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzana Sales De Aguiar ◽  
Anke Bergmann ◽  
Inês Echenique Mattos
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Overall Survival ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Breast Cancer Treatment

Lymphedema following breast cancer treatment and impact on quality of life: A review

2014 ◽  
Vol 92 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadine R. Taghian ◽  
Cynthia L. Miller ◽  
Lauren S. Jammallo ◽  
Jean O’Toole ◽  
Melissa N. Skolny
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Breast Cancer Treatment

QUALITY OF LIFE AND THE RELATIONSHIP WITH EARLY COMPLICATIONS OF BREAST CANCER TREATMENT IN BRAZILIAN WOMEN

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniele Bittencourt Ferreira ◽  
Rosalina Jorge Koifman ◽  
Anke Bergmann
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Breast Cancer Treatment ◽  
Early Complications ◽  
The Relationship
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document