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The impact of lymphedema on the quality of life of cancer patients

HEALTH OF WOMAN. 2020.5-6(151-152): 29-32
Health of Ukraine. Thematic issue • № 2 (63) • 2020
Prepared by Ilona Tsyupа

Advances in modern medicine in the diagnosis and treatment of oncological pathology have significantly expanded the therapeutic possibilities and improved long-term prognosis in patients. An important area of management of cancer patients is to ensure a high standard of living in the long run, which provides for the avoidance / elimination of possible side effects caused by basic treatments, in particular lymphedema.
Keywords: lymphedema, cancer patients, organ-preserving treatment, quality of life, diosmin, Phlebodia.