A hospital-based service for lymphoedema management.
An unknown number of patients are at risk of developing lymphoedema following treatment for cancer. In recognition of the need to coordinate and standardize methods of assessment and treatment, and to improve the quality of life for patients with lymphoedema, a hospital-based lymphoedema service was established. This article describes the objectives of the service, the rationale for the treatment methods that are used and the evaluation of these methods.
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D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D011788:Quality of Life