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Preoperative assessment enables the early diagnosis and successful treatment of lymphedema†‡

  1. Nicole L. Stout Gergich PT, MPT, CLT-LANA1,§,*,
  2. Lucinda A. Pfalzer PT, MA, PhD2,
  3. Charles McGarvey PT, DPT, MS3,
  4. Barbara Springer PT, PhD, OCS, SCS4,
  5. Lynn H. Gerber MD5,
  6. Peter Soballe MD1

Article first published online: 21 APR 2008

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23494

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 112, Issue 12, pages 2809–2819, 15 June 2008

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Stout Gergich, N. L., Pfalzer, L. A., McGarvey, C., Springer, B., Gerber, L. H. and Soballe, P. (2008), Preoperative assessment enables the early diagnosis and successful treatment of lymphedema. Cancer, 112: 2809–2819. doi: 10.1002/cncr.23494

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  1. 1

    Breast Cancer Department, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland

  2. 2

    Physical Therapy Department, University of Michigan-Flint, Flint, Michigan

  3. 3

    Rehabilitation Medicine Department, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland

  4. 4

    Physical Therapy Department, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland

  5. 5

    College of Health and Human Services, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia

  1. §

    Fax: (301) 295-9076.

*CLT-LANA, National Naval Medical Center, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Building 10, Breast Care Center, fourth Floor West, Bethesda, MD 20889-5600

  1. †

    The views expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Navy, Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government.

  2. ‡

    This article is a US government work and, as such, is in the public domain in the United States of America.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 4 JUN 2008
  2. Article first published online: 21 APR 2008
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 11 FEB 2008
  4. Manuscript Revised: 30 JAN 2008
  5. Manuscript Received: 20 DEC 2007

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  • National Naval Medical Center
  • National Naval Medical Center [NNMC]. Grant Number: Protocol NNMC B01-052
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center
  • Rehabilitation Medicine Department, Physical Therapy Section. Grant Number: Protocol NIH 02-CC-0044)

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