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Editorial
. 2020 Jul;123(1):1-2.
doi: 10.1038/s41416-020-0848-0. Epub 2020 May 4.

Lymphoedema screening: setting the standard

Cheryl L Brunelle  1 , Alphonse G Taghian  2
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Editorial

Lymphoedema screening: setting the standard

Cheryl L Brunelle et al. Br J Cancer. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

Existing literature which is changing practice should be scrutinised, in the interest of all women at risk for lymphoedema after breast cancer (BC). Bundred et al.'s prospective, multicentre trial of 1100 women made several solid findings, and novel screening recommendations presented may assist in incorporating lymphoedema screening into standard of care.

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Conflict of interest statement

A.G.T. is on the Scientific Advisory Board of Puretech Health and is a previous consultant in VisionRT. A.G.T. has been loaned equipment from ImpediMed for use in investigator-initiated clinical trials. C.L.B. is on the Scientific Advisory Board of Puretech Health. These associations are unrelated to this paper.

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