Postmastectomy pain syndromes
作者:
Kwekkeboom Kristine,
期刊:
Cancer Nursing
(OVID Available online 1996)
卷期:
Volume 19,
issue 1
页码: 37-43
ISSN:0162-220X
年代: 1996
出版商: OVID
关键词: Postmastectomy pain syndromes;Postaxillary dissection pain;Phantom breast pain;Breast cancer;Cancer pain
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
Pain associated with cancer and its treatment continues to be a significant concern for those persons diagnosed with the illness. This article will focus on pain syndromes associated with surgical interventions for women with breast cancer. Postmastectomy pain syndromes including postaxillary dissection pain and phantom breast pain will be described in terms of their nature, incidence, and temporal course based on current literature findings. Treatment strategies and implications for nursing interventions employed in caring for these women will also be discussed. Nurses can use information about postmastectomy pain syndromes to educate their patients, to cooperate in successfully managing effects of the disease and treatment, and to help women cope after breast cancer surgery.
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