Measuring upper limb function and patient reported outcomes after major breast cancer surgery: a pilot study in an Asian cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. Major breast cancer surgery especially with axillary lymph node dissection (ALND), is associated with upper limb functional decline. Majority of studies are conducted in Western population and may not be applicable to Asians. This pilot study aims to evaluate whether major breast surgery results in upper limb functional impairment in a cohort of Asian women with breast cancer.

Methods

This is a prospective cohort study of 41 patients who underwent 44 major breast surgeries from April 2018 to August 2019. Main inclusion criteria were patients over 21 years of age undergoing major breast surgery for breast cancer. Major breast surgery was defined as wide local excision (WLE) or mastectomy. Main exclusion cr

SUBMITTER: Chan KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7236525 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature