Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10918871 | Radiotherapy and Oncology | 2012 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Radiotherapy to the supraclavicular lymph nodes after axillary dissection increases the occurrence of paraesthesia, mainly among younger women. When adjusted for oedema the contribution from radiotherapy is no longer formally statistically significant indicating that there is also an indirect effect mediated by the oedema.
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Authors
Dan Lundstedt, Magnus Gustafsson, Gunnar Steineck, David Alsadius, Agnetha Sundberg, Ulrica Wilderäng, Erik Holmberg, Karl-Axel Johansson, Per Karlsson,