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ONS Guidelines Article

Supplementary Material for ONS Guidelines™ for Cancer Treatment-Related Lymphedema

ONF 2020, 1-110 DOI:
Table of Contents Guideline panel conflict of interest disclosures PICO questions PRISMA diagrams Evidence Tables/Profiles Prospective surveillance to detect lymphedema Programmed (supervised) exercise to delay or minimize the risk of lymphedema Compression garments to delay or minimize the risk of...
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Advanced Practice

Lymphedema: Improving Screening and Treatment Among At-Risk Breast Cancer Survivors

Kelly Reichart
CJON 2017, 21(1), 21-25 DOI: 10.1188/17.CJON.21-25
Inadequate peripheral lymphedema screening is a persistent gap in the provision of quality survivorship care at many breast cancer centers. Lymphedema should be identified and treated during the subclinical stage, when it is more likely reversible. The purpose of this project was to integrate a...
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The Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Care Team and the Role of Physical Therapy in Survivor Exercise

Margaret L. McNeely
Naomi Dolgoy
Mona Al Onazi
Kirsten Suderman
CJON 2016, 20(6), S8-S16 DOI: 10.1188/16.CJON.S2.8-16
Background: Rehabilitation professionals offer expertise in functional assessment, treatment of impairments and functional limitations, and disability prevention. To optimize recovery, and often prior to participating in community-based exercise programming, survivors may need rehabilitation...
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Putting Evidence Into Practice: Cancer-Related Lymphedema: Evolving Evidence for Treatment and Management From 2009-2014

Mei R. Fu
Jie Deng
Jane M. Armer
CJON 2014, 18(6), 68-79 DOI: 10.1188/14.CJON.S3.68-79
Cancer-related lymphedema is a progressive and chronic syndrome of abnormal swelling and multiple symptoms resulting from cancer treatment. Even with modern medical advances, lymphedema remains a major health problem affecting thousands of cancer survivors. To provide healthcare professionals with...
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Lymphedema in Patients With Breast Cancer

Lauren McCaulley
Jennifer Smith
CJON 2014, 18(5), E97-E101 DOI: 10.1188/14.CJON.E97-E101
Lymphedema is a distressing consequence of breast cancer treatment affecting the patient in all domains of quality of life. Early identification and diagnosis are key to preventing long-term consequences. The goal of lymphedema management is to slow the progression and provide symptomatic relief to...
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