Lymphedema risk, prevalence and incidence (return to menu)
Links to selected papers and
other materials concerning this topic are listed below by date -
last name of first author - title of article
1998 Petrek Incidence of Breast Carcinoma-Related Lymphedema
2000 Tengrup Arm Morbidity after Breast-conserving Therapy for Breast Cancer
2000 Kocak Risk Factors of Arm Lymphedema in Breast Cancer Patients
2003 Geller Factors Associated with Arm Swelling after Breast Cancer Surgery
2001 Petrek Lymphedema in a Cohort of Breast Carcinoma Survivors 20 Years after Diagnosis
2004 Deo Prevalence and Risk Factors for Development of Lymphedema following Breast Cancer Treatment
2004 Goffman Lymphedema of the Arm and Breast in Irradiated Breast Cancer Patients:
Risks in an Era of Dramatically Changing Axillary Surgery
2004 Ozaslan Lymphedema after treatment of breast cancer
2006 Franks A review of the epidemiology of BCRL
2007 Purushotham Lymph Node Status and Breast Cancer-related Lymphedema