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How do you typically screen for lymphedema in breast cancer patients following RT?

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Radiation Oncology · West Virginia University

Really this is a clinical issue so I follow women with routine visits and examine them for edema. I don't think there's any role for surveillance measurements or more specific metrics (per hand therapy). The patients tell you when they are concerned. In the era of sentinel node mapping, clinically s...

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