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How would you advise a woman who had a full axillary lymph node dissection on the risk of lymphedema with mountain climbing?

I have a patient who will be climbing to the base camp of Mount Everest. Does a climb to 15,000 feet increase her risk? Should she wear a compression ...

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How do you counsel women with a history of breast cancer who have dense breasts, with regards to mammography screening?

Is there a role for routine use of additional or alternative imaging modalities for these patients, such as tomosynthesis, MRI, or ultrasound? I...

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The breast journal, 1999-01

Mammographically Occult Breast Cancers.

Annals of surgical oncology, 2010-10

Impact of breast density on the presenting features of malignancy.

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, 2014-03-01

The impact of radiation therapy on the risk of lymphedema after treatment for breast cancer: a prospective cohort study.

Breast cancer research and treatment, 2013-11

Impact of body mass index and weight fluctuation on lymphedema risk in patients treated for breast cancer.

Annals of surgery, 2016-02

Immediate Implant Reconstruction Is Associated With a Reduced Risk of Lymphedema Compared to Mastectomy Alone: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Breast cancer research and treatment, 2013-08

Defining a threshold for intervention in breast cancer-related lymphedema: what level of arm volume increase predicts progression?

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2016-03-01

Impact of Ipsilateral Blood Draws, Injections, Blood Pressure Measurements, and Air Travel on the Risk of Lymphedema for Patients Treated for Breast Cancer.

The Lancet. Oncology, 2016-09

Precautions for breast cancer-related lymphoedema: risk from air travel, ipsilateral arm blood pressure measurements, skin puncture, extreme temperatures, and cellulitis.

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