3/31/2023 0 Comments Vanessa pather![]() ![]() Affected women need greater levels of support.Įndometrial cancer Lower limb lymphedema Risk factors Unmet needs.Ĭopyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Women who have undergone lymphadenectomy have very high risks of lymphedema and should be informed how to self-monitor for symptoms. Lymphedema is common experienced by one in eight women following endometrial cancer. Over half (55%) of those who developed lymphedema reported unmet need(s), particularly with lymphedema-related costs and pain. The absolute risk of developing lymphedema was >50% for women with 15+ nodes removed and 2-3 additional risk factors, 30-41% for those with 15+ nodes removed plus 0-1 risk factors or 6-14 nodes removed plus 3 risk factors, but ≤ 8% for women with no nodes removed or 1-5 nodes but no additional risk factors. Risk varied markedly with the number of lymph nodes removed and, to a lesser extent, receipt of adjuvant radiation or chemotherapy treatment, and use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (pre-diagnosis). Overall, 13% of women developed lymphedema. Multivariable logistic regression was used to evaluate risk factors and estimates. We identified a diagnosis of secondary lymphedema from medical records or self-report. ![]() Women treated for endometrial cancer (n = 1243) were followed-up 3-5 years after diagnosis a subset of 643 completed a follow-up survey that asked about lymphedema and lymphedema-related support needs. Further, we report unmet needs for help with lymphedema-specific issues. We aimed to quantify cumulative incidence of, and risk factors for developing lymphedema following treatment for endometrial cancer and estimate absolute risk for individuals. 11 Consumer Representative, Sydney, NSW, Australia.įew studies have assessed the risk and impact of lymphedema among women treated for endometrial cancer.10 School of Women's and Infants' Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.9 Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia.Facebook gives people the power to share and makes. 8 Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Join Facebook to connect with Vanessa Pather and others you may know.7 Queensland Centre for Gynaecological Cancer, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.6 Molecular Cancer Epidemiology Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.5 Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.4 Statistics Unit, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.3 School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.Electronic address: 2 Gynaecological Cancers Group, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. 1 Gynaecological Cancers Group, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. ![]()
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