Early Contralateral Shoulder-Arm Morbidity in Breast Cancer Patients Enrolled in a Randomized Trial of Post-Surgery Radiation Therapy
Introduction Shoulder/arm morbidity is a common complication of breast cancer surgery and radiotherapy (RT), but little is known about acute contralateral morbidity. Methods Patients were 118 women enrolled in a RT trial. Arm volume and shoulder mobility were assessed before and 1–3 months after RT....
Main Authors: | Nele Adriaenssens, Vincent Vinh-hung, Geertje Miedema, Harijati Versmessen, Jan Lamote, Marian Vanhoeij, Pierre Lievens, Hilde Van Parijs, Guy Storme, Mia Voordeckers, Mark De Ridder |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2012-01-01
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Series: | Breast Cancer: Basic and Clinical Research |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4137/BCBCR.S9362 |
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