Cognition and Rehabilitative Treatment of Upper Extremity Lymphedema after Radical Mastectomy

Lymphedema is one of the most common complications after mastectomy. We paid much attention to it because lymphedema would impact negatively to physical and mental health of patients. The aim of this article is to discuss the current situation of the rehabilitation of breast cancer in China, and how...

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Main Author: Jie JIA
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Language:English
Published: Editorial Office of Rehabilitation Medicine 2017-12-01
Series:康复学报
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Online Access:http://kfxb.publish.founderss.cn/thesisDetails#10.3724/SP.J.1329.2017.06001
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description Lymphedema is one of the most common complications after mastectomy. We paid much attention to it because lymphedema would impact negatively to physical and mental health of patients. The aim of this article is to discuss the current situation of the rehabilitation of breast cancer in China, and how well patients know about lymphedema, the treatment process of lymphedema and the mechanism of upper limb lymphedema. We also try to explore a standardized diagnosis and therapeutic pattern of upper limb lymphedema after radical mastectomy.
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spelling doaj-art-5e4453c959f6401c831a6bd4adc97ca02025-01-14T10:05:21ZengEditorial Office of Rehabilitation Medicine康复学报2096-03282017-12-01271423098265Cognition and Rehabilitative Treatment of Upper Extremity Lymphedema after Radical MastectomyJie JIALymphedema is one of the most common complications after mastectomy. We paid much attention to it because lymphedema would impact negatively to physical and mental health of patients. The aim of this article is to discuss the current situation of the rehabilitation of breast cancer in China, and how well patients know about lymphedema, the treatment process of lymphedema and the mechanism of upper limb lymphedema. We also try to explore a standardized diagnosis and therapeutic pattern of upper limb lymphedema after radical mastectomy.http://kfxb.publish.founderss.cn/thesisDetails#10.3724/SP.J.1329.2017.06001breast cancerlymphedemacognitionrehabilitative treatment
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Cognition and Rehabilitative Treatment of Upper Extremity Lymphedema after Radical Mastectomy
康复学报
breast cancer
lymphedema
cognition
rehabilitative treatment
title Cognition and Rehabilitative Treatment of Upper Extremity Lymphedema after Radical Mastectomy
title_full Cognition and Rehabilitative Treatment of Upper Extremity Lymphedema after Radical Mastectomy
title_fullStr Cognition and Rehabilitative Treatment of Upper Extremity Lymphedema after Radical Mastectomy
title_full_unstemmed Cognition and Rehabilitative Treatment of Upper Extremity Lymphedema after Radical Mastectomy
title_short Cognition and Rehabilitative Treatment of Upper Extremity Lymphedema after Radical Mastectomy
title_sort cognition and rehabilitative treatment of upper extremity lymphedema after radical mastectomy
topic breast cancer
lymphedema
cognition
rehabilitative treatment
url http://kfxb.publish.founderss.cn/thesisDetails#10.3724/SP.J.1329.2017.06001
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