Moseley, A.L., Carati, C.J., & Piller, N.B. (2007). A systematic review of common conservative therapies for arm lymphoedema secondary to breast cancer treatment. Annals of Oncology, 18(4), 639–646.
STUDY PURPOSE: To review the common conservative therapies for arm lymphedema secondary to breast cancer treatment
DATABASES USED: Search of English literature using the search engines CINAHL, PubMed, MEDLINE, CancerLit, PEDro, and Cochrane Evidence-Based Medicine Database; proceedings from the International Society of Lymphology and the Australian Lymphoedema Association; and contact with primary authors when publications were difficult to source.
EVALUATION METHOD AND COMMENTS ON LITERATURE USED: Data were extracted using EndNote 7® (Thomson Reuters), and a quality scale assessment tool was used. Review included randomized, controlled, parallel, crossover format, and case-controlled and cohort studies. Case reports and anecdotal evidence were not reviewed. Because of treatment and data heterogeneity, authors were not able to perform a meta-analysis.