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A systematic review of post-breast cancer lymphoedema and its treatment with natural medicine

Year: 2009

Type: dissertation

Abstract: In this minithesis a systematic review of all of the available contemporary literature on post-breast cancer lymphoedema was undertaken.The purpose of this systematic review was to search for, collate, synthesize and thereby provide the reader with a comprehensive, evidence-based account of all the available research published between 1988 and 2008 on the treatment of post-breast cancer lymphoedema with natural medicine.Because the large number of articles published every year across a plethora of biomedical journals makes it incredibly difficult for practitioners to keep up-to-date within their specialized areas, systematic reviews are particularly useful as they summarize high quality, contemporary scientific knowledge on a topic in one place (Antman, Lau, Kupelnik, Mosteller & Chalmers, 1992).One such topic on which many

Source: University of the Western Cape Electronic Theses and Dissertations Repository (University of the Western Cape)

Author: Jesica Graciela Massaro Zygmont

Language: English

Topic: Lymphatic System and Diseases

Subfield: Oncology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2368576789

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