Burden of lymphedema in long-term breast cancer survivors by race and age.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Risk assessment for breast cancer-related lymphedema has emphasized upper-limb symptoms and treatment-related risk factors. This article examined breast cancer-related lymphedema after surgery, overall and in association with broader demographic and clinical features.

Methods

The Carolina Breast Cancer Study phase 3 followed participants for breast cancer-related lymphedema from baseline (on average, 5 months after breast cancer diagnosis) to 7 years after diagnosis. Among 2645 participants, 552 self-reported lymphedema cases were identified. Time-to-lymphedema curves and inverse probability weighted conditional Cox proportional hazards model were used to evaluate whether demographics and clinical features were associated with breast cancer-related lymphedema.

SUBMITTER: Ren Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9879608 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature