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Incidence of breast cancer associated lymphatic edema in Elmonofeya Government
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Abstract
Background: Breast cancer is the most common malignant disease of women in Western countries. It affects more than 1.3 million women worldwide every year Fortunately, the survival rate has improved substantially during the last few decades because of early diagnosis and efficient adjuvant therapy. Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of breast cancer associated lymphatic edema in El-Monofeya Government by evaluating the reliability, validity ofPatient data recording sheet in assessment of quality of life (QOL) for Brest cancer patients. Subjects: All patient admitted in the oncology department in any governmental hospitals in El-Monofeya Government receiving medical, surgical or radiological treatment between JAN 2014 and MAY 2015. Although all breast cancer patients, how developed lymphatic edema was being included in this survey study. The Patient data recording sheet questionnaire was conducted to all patient in the study in the governmental hospitals in El-Monofeya Government. Results: The percent of frequency distribution of the presence lymphedema showed that there were 143 subjects (23.2%) had lymphedema, 474 subjects (76.8%) had no lymphedema. Conclusion: Breast cancer associated lymphatic edema is common in El-Monofeya Government