Summary: Breast conserving surgery (BCS) is widely used in the treatment of breast cancer. Breast edema can be seen frequently after BCS and radiotherapy applications. Breast edema affects quality of life and may result in a cosmetically unsatisfactory outcome for the patient. Therefore, it is important to treat and prevent its development. In the light of this information, the present randomized controlle...

Summary: The purpose of this study is to investigate the benefit of combining resistance exercise with use of a compression sleeve on arm lymphedema. In the study, participants will be taught a resistance exercise that follows the decongestive exercise sequence. This program is called decongestive progressive resistance exercise (DPRE). To evaluate the benefit from use of a compression garment on the arm. ...

Summary: This proof of concept study will evaluate the ability of a new, ultrasound based technology called Bullseye Constructive Shearwave Interference (CSI) (trade name, Bullseye Elasticity Quantification) to measure lymphedema of the upper arm among breast cancer survivors.~The study's hypothesis is that the CSI device can detect the presence of clinically significant lymphedema when compared with the s...

Summary: This study will assess the feasibility of using the OnLume Imaging System for fluorescence-guided surgery along with indocyanine green (ICG) dye in the operating room for the axillary reverse mapping (ARM) procedure in women with breast cancer scheduled to have axillary dissection (AD) or sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy.

Summary: When the other usage areas of the manual lymphatic drainage technique in the literature, except for the treatment of lymphedema, were examined recently, it was seen that it was also applied in orthopedic and neurological cases in a limited number of studies. The aim of our study is to investigate the effectiveness of manual lymphatic drainage on clinical and electrophysiological findings in carpal...

Summary: Lymphedema of the extremities is common after lymph node surgery in treating several forms of cancer, e.g., breast cancer. However, very little is known of the occurrence of lymphedema of the lower extremities after urologic surgery with lymph node dissection. This project aims to describe the frequency and grade of lymphedema arising after urologic surgery, using the Lymphedema Quality of Life Qu...

Summary: This randomized clinical trial aims to compare therapist-administered (usual care, clinic-based) CDT and self-administered (home-based, hybrid model) CDT on changes in the severity of lymphedema, symptom burden, functional status, and healthcare utilization in HNC survivors with lymphedema.

Summary: Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among women in the world and its incidence reaches up to 16%.Although survival can be increased with early diagnosis and more effective therapies, physical complications such as lymphedema, upper extremity dysfunction and chronic pain are frequently seen during and/or after breast cancer treatments. It has been determined that lymphedema associated w...

Summary: The early diagnosis and evaluation of breast cancer is of great significance to its treatment and prognosis. Among the multiple factors affecting the prognosis, the degree of axillary lymph node metastasis is one of the most vital factors.~Accurately understanding the status of axillary lymph nodes prior to surgery allows better prediction of staging, enables correct treatment plans, and guides th...

Summary: Lymphedema related to breast cancer is one of the main complications after breast cancer treatment. Manual lymphatic drainage appears as a technique which could be applied in the treatment of lymphedema along with other techniques. The aim of this study is to analyze the effects of a physiotherapy program based on manual lymphatic drainage on the treatment of lymphedema after breast cancer, during...

Summary: The purpose of this study is to collect information that may identify people who are at risk of developing lower extremity lymphedema (LEL) after sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLN) during surgery for early-stage vulvar or cervical cancer, and to improve the quality and accuracy of the information that is given to people who have this procedure.~Please note that, during this study, the researchers wi...

Summary: Of all of the different measurement methods that are currently available for use in clinical practice for assessing the same lymphedema characteristic (for example water displacement versus perimetry, both assessing swelling) or different lymphedema characteristics (for example water content in the skin versus hardness of the skin versus thickness of the skin), a clear overview about the reliabili...