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A randomized controlled trial of weight reduction as a treatment for breast cancer-related lymphedema

✍ Scribed by Clare Shaw; Peter Mortimer; Patricia A. Judd

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2007
Tongue: English
Weight: 111 KB
Volume: 110
Category: Article
ISSN: 0008-543X
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.22994

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

BACKGROUND.

Obesity is considered a risk factor for the development of breast cancer‐related lymphedema of the arm and as a poor prognostic factor in response to lymphedema treatment. The objective of this study was to examine weight reduction as a treatment for breast cancer‐related lymphedema.

METHODS.

Twenty‐one women with breast cancer‐related lymphedema were randomized either to receive dietary advice for weight reduction or to receive a booklet on general healthy eating. They were monitored for 12 weeks.

RESULTS.

The primary outcome measure was arm volume at 12 weeks. The results indicated a significant reduction in swollen arm volume at the end of the 12‐week period (P = .003) in the intervention weight‐reduction group. There was a significant reduction in body weight (P = .02) and body mass index (P = .016) in the weight‐reduction group at the end of the 12‐week study period.

CONCLUSIONS.

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