Arm/shoulder problems in breast cancer survivors are associated with reduced health and poorer physical quality of life - Concepedia

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Arm/shoulder problems in breast cancer survivors are associated with reduced health and poorer physical quality of life

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95

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19

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2009

Year

Inger-Lise Nesvold, Sophie D. Fosså, Inger Holm, Bjørn Naume, Alv A. Dahl

Acta Oncologica

Abstract

In BCSs, at four years after treatment, having ASP was associated with mastectomy, minimal physical activity and poorer physical QoL. Poor physical QoL is strongly associated with reduced shoulder abduction rather than with lymphedema.

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