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A Web- and Mobile-Based Intervention for Women Treated for Breast Cancer to Manage Chronic Pain and Symptoms Related to Lymphedema: Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial

A Web- and Mobile-Based Intervention for Women Treated for Breast Cancer to Manage Chronic Pain and Symptoms Related to Lymphedema: Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial

While significantly more breast cancer survivors with a diagnosis of lymphedema experience pain (45.2%), tenderness (52.4%), aching (61.9%), or soreness (31%), a substantial amount of breast cancer survivors without a diagnosis of lymphedema also experience pain (40%), tenderness (47.3%), aching (30%), or soreness (32.7%) [9]. On average, breast cancer survivors without lymphedema report about 5 lymphedema symptoms while breast cancer survivors with lymphedema report 10 symptoms [9,10].

Mei Rosemary Fu, Deborah Axelrod, Amber A Guth, Joan Scagliola, Kavita Rampertaap, Nardin El-Shammaa, Jeanna M Qiu, Melissa L McTernan, Laura Frye, Christopher S Park, Gary Yu, Charles Tilley, Yao Wang

JMIR Cancer 2022;8(1):e29485

A Web- and Mobile-Based Intervention for Women Treated for Breast Cancer to Manage Chronic Pain and Symptoms Related to Lymphedema: Randomized Clinical Trial Rationale and Protocol

A Web- and Mobile-Based Intervention for Women Treated for Breast Cancer to Manage Chronic Pain and Symptoms Related to Lymphedema: Randomized Clinical Trial Rationale and Protocol

Breast cancer survivors without a diagnosis of lymphedema also suffer from pain (40%), tenderness (47.3%), aching (30%), or soreness (32.7%); however, significantly higher number of breast cancer survivors with lymphedema experience pain (45.2%), tenderness (52.4%), aching (61.9%), or soreness (31%) in the ipsilateral upper limb or body [9].

Mei Rosemary Rosemary Fu, Deborah Axelrod, Amber Guth, Joan Scagliola, Kavita Rampertaap, Nardin El-Shammaa, Jason Fletcher, Yan Zhang, Jeanna M Qiu, Freya Schnabel, Karen Hiotis, Yao Wang, Gail D'Eramo Melkus

JMIR Res Protoc 2016;5(1):e7