How do you assess and counsel women with chronic post-lumpectomy or mastectomy pain?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
Post-surgical breast pain is not uncommon. Estimates suggest that 25-60% of patients having breast surgery experience persistent pain, with symptoms lasting from months to years following breast cancer diagnosis and treatment (Langford et al., PMID 25439318; Gartner et al., PMID 19903919).Initial as...
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