Search for dissertations about: "lymphoedema"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the word lymphoedema.

  2. 1. Lymphoedema and Breast Cancer. A Physiotherapeutic Approach

    Author : Karin Johansson; Människan i rörelse: hälsa och rehabilitering; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; cancer; onkologi; Cytologi; coping.; Cytology; oncology; cancerology; chronic disease; qualitative study; pneumatic compression; manual lymph drainage; compression therapy; BMI; workload; shoulder strength; shoulder mobility; Breast cancer; lymphoedema;

    Abstract : Ten percent of the female population in Sweden will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime, but only a minority will die from the disease. Arm lymph oedema is a well-known complication following breast cancer treatment and the incidence varies between about 10% when axillary node dissection is performed and about 40% when axillary radiotherapy is added. READ MORE

  4. 2. Liposuction of arm and leg lymphoedema. Tissue composition alterations and treatment outcomes

    Author : Tobias Karlsson; Kirurgi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Lymphoedema; Liposuction; MRI; Outcome; DXA; compression therapy;

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  5. 3. Liposuction and Controlled Compression Therapy in the Treatment of Arm Lymphedema following Breast Cancer

    Author : Håkan Brorson; Kirurgi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; quality of life; Surgery; orthopaedics; traumatology; ortopedi; Kirurgi; traumatologi; arm lymphedema; arm lymphoedema; Psychological General Well-Being index; Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; shoulder mobility; Nottingham Health Profile; VAS; lymphoscintigraphy; laser Doppler imaging; skin blood flow; controlled compression therapy; breast cancer; liposuction;

    Abstract : Liposuction and controlled compression therapy in the treatment of arm lymphedema following breast cancer About one-third of all women treated for breast cancer develop arm lymphedema. The cancer itself is a worry, but the swollen and heavy arm is an additional handicap for the patients, both physical and psychosocial. READ MORE

  6. 4. Long-term follow-up after treatment of invasive and in situ breast cancer : aspects on second breast cancers HRQOL and lymphoedema

    Author : Helena Sackey; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer among Swedish women and in 2012, 8490 new inva- sive breast cancers were diagnosed. The incidence of in situ breast cancer has markedly in- creased since nationwide mammography screening was introduced in the late 1980s. READ MORE

  7. 5. Sexual dysfunction and other distressful symptoms in cervical cancer survivors

    Author : Karin Bergmark; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Cervical cancer; sexual dysfunction; distressful symptoms; lymphoedema; radical hysterectomy; brachytherapy; sexual abuse; trade-off; epidemiology;

    Abstract : Background: The majority of cervical cancer survivors are young or middle-aged women who will live many years with their treatment-induced sequelae. The effects of preoperative brachytherapy are unclear and treatment traditions vary - in Sweden and internationally. READ MORE