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Secondary lymphoedema after breast cancer surgery: A survival analysis
Author(s) -
Huang HuaPing,
Zhou JianRong,
Zeng Qing
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/ijn.12005
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , body mass index , lymphedema , cancer , surgery , gynecology , oncology
This study explores the time of occurrence and risk factors of secondary lymphoedema after breast cancer surgery. A cross‐sectional study of women with breast cancer ( n = 230) recruited from C hongqing B reast C ancer C enter from J uly 2009 to J une 2010 provided data. A self‐reported questionnaire was used to evaluate the lymphoedema by telephone interview at 6 monthly intervals between 12 and 24 months after breast cancer surgery. The K aplan– M eier method and C ox proportional hazards regression were used to analyse the collected data. The mean time reported by women who had lymphoedema after breast cancer surgery was 18 months; body mass index and preoperative chemotherapy associated with lymphoedema development were identified in the present study. Given these findings, oncologists and nurses should provide sufficient knowledge to patients to recognize the symptoms, risk factors of lymphoedema and know‐how to use interventions to prevent it.