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Medical References

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  19. Lymphedema: Knowledge,Treatment, and Impact Among Breast Cancer Survivors, Electra D. Paskett, PhD and Nancy Stark, RN, PhD (2008)
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  24. Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema – What Are the Significant Predictors and How They Affect the Severity of Lymphedema? Atilla Soran MD, MPH,Gina D'Angelo PhD, Mirsada Begovic MD, PhD, Figen Ardic MD, Ali Harlak MD, H. Samuel Wieand PhD, Victor G. Vogel MD, MHS, Ronald R. Johnson, MD (2006)
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    Mehra Golshan, MD, and Barbara Smith, MD, PhD, Presented at the 2005 Chicago Supportive Oncology Conference
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  41. Recent Advances in Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema of the Arm: Lymphatic Pump Failure and Predisposing Factors, Anthony W.B. Stanton, Stephanie Modi, Russell H. Mellor, J. Rodney Levick, Peter S. Mortimer. Lymphatic Research and Biology. March 2009, 7(1): 29-45. doi:10.1089/lrb.2008.1026.
  42. A contemporary, population-based study of lymphedema risk factors in older women with breast cancer.
  43. The Effect of Providing Information about Lymphedema on the Cognitive and Symptom Outcomes of Breast Cancer Survivors. College of Nursing, New York University, New York, NY, USA, mf67@nyu.edu. Ann Surg Oncol. 2010 Feb 6. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 20140528 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] Fu, M.R., Chen, C., Haber, J., Guth, A. & Axelrod, D. (2010). The Effect of Providing Information about Lymphedema on the Cognitive and Symptom Outcomes of Breast Cancer Survivors. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 17(7), 1847-53. Epub 2010 Feb 6.PMID: 20140528. DOI 10.1245/s10434-010-0941-3
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