Bolette Skjødt Rafn, Anne Bodilsen, Annika von Heymann, Maja Johannsen Lindberg, Sofia Byllov, Tine Ginnerup Andreasen, Christoffer Johansen, Peer Christiansen, Robert Zachariae
BACKGROUND: Lymphedema affects one in six breast cancer survivors making it a global healthcare challenge. There is considerable debate about the efficacy of different treatments for lymphedema. We aimed to summarize the current evidence for treatments for lymphedema in breast cancer survivors. METHODS: In this overview of systematic reviews with meta-analyses (SRMAs), five databases were searched for SRMAs of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) reporting effects of medications, surgery, exercise, laser therapy, acupuncture, kinesio taping, or complex decongestive physiotherapy (CDP) for breast cancer-related lymphedema published from database inception up to March 7, 2023...
January 2024: EClinicalMedicine