EFFICACY OF COMPLETE DECONGESTIVE THERAPY AND MANUAL LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE ON TREATMENT-RELATED LYMPHEDEMA IN BREAST CANCER

Int. J. Radiation Oncology Biol. Phys., Vol. 67, No. 3, pp. 841– 846, 2007 Copyright © 2007 Elsevier Inc. Printed in the USA. All rights reserved 0360-3016/07/$–see front matter doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.09.024 CLINICAL INVESTIGATION Breast EFFICACY OF... More

Int. J. Radiation Oncology Biol. Phys., Vol. 67, No. 3, pp. 841– 846, 2007 Copyright © 2007 Elsevier Inc. Printed in the USA. All rights reserved 0360-3016/07/$–see front matter doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.09.024 CLINICAL INVESTIGATION Breast EFFICACY OF COMPLETE DECONGESTIVE THERAPY AND MANUAL LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE ON TREATMENT-RELATED LYMPHEDEMA IN BREAST CANCER RASHMI KOUL, M.D.,* TAREK DUFAN, M.D.,* CATHERINE RUSSELL, B.P.T.,† WANDA GUENTHER, R.M.T.,† ZOAN NUGENT, PH.D.,‡ XUYAN SUN, M.SC.,‡ AND ANDREW L. COOKE, F.R.C.P.C.* *Department of Radiation Oncology, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; †Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Breast Health Center, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; ‡Epidemiology and Cancer Registry, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada Objective: To evaluate the results of combined decongestive therapy and manual lymphatic drainage in patients with breast cancer-related lymphedema. Methods and Materials: The data from 250 patients were reviewed. The pre- and posttreatm Less