Development in self-reported arm-lymphedema in Danish women treated for early-stage breast cancer in 2005 and 2006 - A nationwide follow-up study

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• 作者：Rune Gä ; rtner^b ; ² ; ^{runegartner@gmail.com" class="auth_mail} ; Mathias Kvist Mejdahl^b ; ² ; ^{mathias.kvist.mejdahl@rh.regionh.dk" class="auth_mail} ; Kenneth Geving Andersen^b ; ² ; ^{kenneth.geving.andersen@rh.regionh.dk" class="auth_mail} ; Marianne Ewertz^c ; ³ ; ^{marianne.ewertz@ouh.regionsyddanmark.dk" class="auth_mail} ; Niels Kroman^a ; ¹ ; ^{niels.kroman@rh.regionh.dk" class="auth_mail}
• 关键词：Breast cancer ; Lymphedema ; Development ; Prevalence ; Associated factors
• 刊名：The Breast
• 出版年：August 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：23
• 期：4
• 页码：445-452
• 全文大小：371 K

文摘

The main purpose of this nationwide follow-up study was to examine the development of self-reported lymphedema in the population of women with early-stage breast cancer in Denmark. In 2008 and 2012 two identical questionnaires were sent to the women aged 18–70 years treated for unilateral primary breast cancer in 2005 and 2006. 2293 women (87%) reported on lymphedema in 2008 and 2012. Overall 37% reported lymphedema in 2008 while 31% reported lymphedema in 2012 and severity of symptoms decreased. 50% of women treated with SLNB and reporting lymphedema in 2008 did not report symptoms by 2012 in contrast to 30% treated with ALND. However, 19% of women treated with ALND and not reporting lymphedema in 2008 had developed lymphedema by 2012. In conclusion lymphedema remains a frequent problem, years after treatment for breast cancer, though, number of women reporting lymphedema and overall severity of symptoms decreased.