Sökning: "lymphoedema"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 10 avhandlingar innehållade ordet lymphoedema.
1. Lymphoedema and Breast Cancer. A Physiotherapeutic Approach
Sammanfattning : Ten percent of the female population in Sweden will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime, but only a minority will die from the disease. Arm lymph oedema is a well-known complication following breast cancer treatment and the incidence varies between about 10% when axillary node dissection is performed and about 40% when axillary radiotherapy is added. LÄS MER
2. Liposuction of arm and leg lymphoedema. Tissue composition alterations and treatment outcomes
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3. Liposuction and Controlled Compression Therapy in the Treatment of Arm Lymphedema following Breast Cancer
Sammanfattning : Liposuction and controlled compression therapy in the treatment of arm lymphedema following breast cancer About one-third of all women treated for breast cancer develop arm lymphedema. The cancer itself is a worry, but the swollen and heavy arm is an additional handicap for the patients, both physical and psychosocial. LÄS MER
4. Long-term follow-up after treatment of invasive and in situ breast cancer : aspects on second breast cancers HRQOL and lymphoedema
Sammanfattning : Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer among Swedish women and in 2012, 8490 new inva- sive breast cancers were diagnosed. The incidence of in situ breast cancer has markedly in- creased since nationwide mammography screening was introduced in the late 1980s. LÄS MER
5. Sexual dysfunction and other distressful symptoms in cervical cancer survivors
Sammanfattning : Background: The majority of cervical cancer survivors are young or middle-aged women who will live many years with their treatment-induced sequelae. The effects of preoperative brachytherapy are unclear and treatment traditions vary - in Sweden and internationally. LÄS MER