Journal article
Development and Validation of a Nomogram to Predict Lymphedema After Axillary Surgery and Radiation Therapy in Women With Breast Cancer From the NCIC CTG MA.20 Randomized Trial
Abstract
PURPOSE: Regional nodal irradiation for women with breast cancer is known to be an important risk factor for the development of upper extremity lymphedema, but tools to accurately predict lymphedema risks for individual patients are lacking. This study sought to develop and validate a nomogram to predict lymphedema risk after axillary surgery and radiation therapy in women with breast cancer.
METHODS AND MATERIALS: Data from 1832 women accrued …
Authors
Gross JP; Whelan TJ; Parulekar WR; Chen BE; Rademaker AW; Helenowski IB; Donnelly ED; Strauss JB
Journal
International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics, Vol. 105, No. 1, pp. 165–173
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2019
DOI
10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.05.002
ISSN
0360-3016