Age as a risk factor for breast cancer-related lymphedema: a systematic review
Guliyeva G, Huayllani MT, Boczar D, Avila FR, Lu X, Forte AJ. Age as a risk factor for breast cancer-related lymphedema: a systematic review. Journal Of Cancer Survivorship 2021, 17: 246-253. PMID: 33486706, DOI: 10.1007/s11764-021-00994-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer-related lymphedemaRisk factorsBreast cancer-related lymphedemaPossible risk factorsLevel of evidenceDevelopment of lymphedemaBCRL developmentEffect of agePatient characteristicsDisease entityOvid MEDLINEAverage ageSystematic reviewMedical literaturePatientsRelevant articlesLymphedemaFinal analysisAgeIndividual studiesDifferent findingsEffect relationshipMethodsPubMedReviewMEDLINEUse of bioimpedance spectroscopy for prospective surveillance and early diagnosis of breast cancer-related lymphedema.
Forte AJ, Huayllani MT, Boczar D, Avila FR, Kassis S, Ciudad P, Lu X, Moore PA, McLaughlin SA. Use of bioimpedance spectroscopy for prospective surveillance and early diagnosis of breast cancer-related lymphedema. Breast Disease 2021, 40: 85-93. PMID: 33646139, DOI: 10.3233/bd-201008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer-related lymphedemaChronic breast cancer-related lymphedemaCancer-related lymphedemaEarly diagnosisProspective surveillanceBioimpedance analysisEmbase databasesOvid MEDLINEBioimpedance spectroscopyL-Dex scoresEnglish-language studiesVolume of lymphedemaRetrospective studyLymphedema patientsHealthy participantsDiagnosisLymphedemaDemonstrated benefitsPatientsDiagnostic toolMEDLINEPubMedSurveillanceBioimpedanceOutcomes