New guidance on Exercise and Lymphoedema.
New guidance on Exercise and Lymphoedema.
New National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) draft guidance has been issued giving advice to breast cancer patients.
The draft recommendations say that doctors and nurses should discuss with people who have, or who are at risk of, breast cancer-related lymphoedema that:
- current evidence indicates that exercise does not prevent, cause or worsen lymphoedema
- exercise may improve their quality of life
It is hoped this guidance will lead to people being given accurate information about lymphoedema and how they can improve their quality of life through exercise. Links to an explanation are here at NHS choices, reported by the BBC
and advice from Breast Cancer Care.
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