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Breast Cancer: Implications For Physical Therapy, Kori F. Riggin
Breast Cancer: Implications For Physical Therapy, Kori F. Riggin
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More effective treatment options and techniques for eliminating breast cancer are steadily decreasing the mortality rate of breast cancer patients. However, primary treatment techniques, including various surgical techniques, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and hormone therapy, can give rise to physical and functional disabilities for the ·individual recovering from breast cancer. These disabilities warrant the same consideration given to disabilities arising from other causes. Rehabilitation, with a trained physical therapist, maximizes the physical and functional needs of the individual recovering from breast cancer.
The purpose of this literature review is to discuss in detail physical therapy intervention for the breast cancer patient …