Quality of life of women with lymphedema after surgery for breast cancer

• Main Authors: Marislei Sanches Panobianco (Author), Natalia Campacci (Author), Letícia Meda Vendrusculo Fangel (Author), Maria Antonieta Spinoso Prado (Author), Ana Maria de Almeida (Author), Thais de Oliveira Gozzo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study evaluated the quality of life of 20 women with post-mastectomy lymphedema due to breast cancer, using the Flanagan's Adapted Quality of Life Scale (1) and the Visual Analogue Scale (2), with data collection from July to December 2009 in the countryside of the state of São Paulo. It...