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Racial disparities in physical and functional domains in women with breast cancer
African-American women are more likely than white women to have functional impairments after breast cancer (BC) surgery; however, no differences were found in self-reported health status surveys at 12+ months ...
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Predictors of functional shoulder recovery at 1 and 12 months after breast cancer surgery
The objective of this study are (1) to determine if upper extremity function, as represented by shoulder ROM, self-reported symptoms and upper extremity functional limitations in activities of daily living cou...
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Open AccessFactors predicting clinically significant fatigue in women following treatment for primary breast cancer
Cancer-related fatigue is common, complex, and distressing. It affects 70–100% of patients receiving chemotherapy and a significant number who have completed their treatments. We assessed a number of variables...
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Pre-operative assessment enables early diagnosis and recovery of shoulder function in patients with breast cancer
In order to determine the extent and time course of upper limb impairment and dysfunction in women being treated for breast cancer (BC), and followed prospectively, a novel physical therapy surveillance model ...