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Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Breast Cancer-related Lymphedema
Published on: January 12, 2017
[Physiotherapy challenges in the management of breast cancer]
Claudia Lessert1,2, Cristina Garcia Toro3, Sarah Vermeulen3
1Physiothérapeute MSc, Service d'angiologie, Département cœur-vaisseaux, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, 1011 Lausanne.
Abstract:
Breast cancer claims fewer lives in Switzerland, but it profoundly impacts the quality of life, with various treatments carrying significant side effects. Cancer treatments include physiotherapy as soon as possible. Physiotherapist, movement expert, using physical activity, enhances survival rates, reduces treatment-related side effects, and improves quality of life. After surgery, it addresses pain, functional limitations, and lymphatic issues. In the long term, it not only reduces the risk of recurrence of cancer but also enhances post-treatment quality of life and aids in the reintegration with one's "new" body. It empowers patients to actively engage in their treatment, illness, and recovery.
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