Addendum to managing complications (chapter 6) of clinical guideline 81, advanced breast cancer

This update relates to people with breast cancer related lymphoedema, also includes people at risk of developing breast-cancer related lymphoedema. New recommendations relating to exercise and lymphoedema have been added for people with lymphoedema or people at risk of developing lymphoedema. Assess...

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Corporate Authors: Centre for Clinical Practice (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Great Britain)), National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Great Britain)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [London] National Institute for Health and Care Excellence 2014, May 2014
Series:Clinical guideline: methods, evidence and recommendations
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This update relates to people with breast cancer related lymphoedema, also includes people at risk of developing breast-cancer related lymphoedema. New recommendations relating to exercise and lymphoedema have been added for people with lymphoedema or people at risk of developing lymphoedema. Assessment of the role of arm and shoulder specific exercises that focus on strength and flexibility to improve local lymph flow, and long term outcomes regarding changes to current lymphoedema or any new onset lymphoedema in other part of the limb as well as quality of life measures
Physical Description:1 PDF file (83 pages) illustrations