Abstract
Journal of Unexplored Medical Data is an open access journal, which considers well-conducted medical science studies, including clinical trials, pilot studies, research reports, original articles, reviews and short communications in the field of medical science.
Highlights
It has been estimated that in 2018, there were over 2 million new diagnoses of breast cancer worldwide[1]
This study demonstrated that about 75% of the studies reviewed indicated chemotherapy as a risk factor for developing Breast cancer related lymphedema (BCRL)[4]
The outcomes could not be adequately assessed due to missing information regarding pre-operative factors such as limb volume and the use of compression garments. It has been shown in other studies that when microsurgery is used in combination with compression therapy, elastic bandaging, there was a decrease in arm volume between 22% and 30%[120,121]
Summary
It has been estimated that in 2018, there were over 2 million new diagnoses of breast cancer worldwide[1]. Treatment of breast cancer includes surgery, chemotherapy, endocrine therapy, and radiation therapy but there are some adverse events related to these treatments. One of these complications is lymphedema of the upper extremity, a chronic condition, which can be a challenge to both patients and clinicians. Various studies demonstrate a wide variety of incidence rates in which approximately 16.6% of breast cancer survivors develop lymphedema[4]. This variation depends on the extent of breast and axillary surgery as well as the use of adjuvant radiation therapy[5,6].
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