Analysis of physical therapy treatment in post-mastectomy sensitivity disorder — Breast cancer is a cellular anomaly that can occur due to several factors, both environmental and the body itself. Cancer is one of the most important diseases that are increasing each year and C Lopes,TP Machado,DM...
POST-MASTECTOMY PHYSICAL THERAPY PROGRAM AT THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF VIRGINIAdoi:10.1097/01893697-198604020-00006Edwards, Donna G.Rehabilitation Oncology
Patients with intermediate-risk breast cancer had similar rates of 10-year overall survival whether or not they underwent chest wall irradiation after mastectomy, according to results from the BIG 2-04 MRC SUPREMO clinical trial, presented by Ian Kunkler, MA, MB BChir, of the University of.....
As a result, the conventional mastectomy has been replaced by breast-conserving surgery (BCS) with or without the use of adjuvant endocrine or radiation therapy (RT) [12]. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in previous studies have indicated a remarkable decrease in the risk of LC among DCIS...
Women with BC who receive seated exercises and psychoeducational rehabilitation using the teach-back approach after mastectomy exhibit less fatigue than those who do not. 2. Women with BC who receive seated exercises and psychoeducational rehabilitation using the teach-back approach after mastectomy exhi...
Though many patients are treated by breast conserving therapy [3], some patients will require mastectomy possibly combined with a breast reconstruction which may be performed as an immediate procedure [4]. Implant-based immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) requires a healthy well-vascularized flap acc...
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of adding an exercise component and a home program to Complete Decongestive Therapy (CDT) on Health related quality of life in post-mastectomy lymphedema patients.” Methods This is a mixed factorial design that includes both between and within ...
weeks to the chest wall in cases of mastectomy, or to the whole breast in cases of breast-conserving surgery, and to the supraclavicular, infraclavicular and axillary nodes in cases of pN1 status, using the image-guided radiotherapy system TomoTherapy (TomoTherapy Inc., Madison, WI, USA). ...
Consequently, the patient underwent Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy (NSM) combined with Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) flap surgery. Unfortunately, on the sixth postoperative day, compromised blood flow to the flap was observed. Despite attempts at conservative treatment and surgical debridement, ...
MASTECTOMYMEDICAL rehabilitationPHYSICAL activityIntroduction. The application of surgical, oncological and hormonal treatment causes the appearance of various dysfunctions at the somatic level: decreased joint mobility and muscle strength, lymphedema, pain, peripheral neuropathy, cardiovascular and...