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Recommendation
Lymphoedema – Risk minimisation #1
For patients who have had treatment for breast cancer, give advice on skin care and how to prevent and manage infection that may cause or exacerbate lymphoedema.
Give advice on how to prevent infection that may cause or exacerbate lymphoedema to people who have had treatment for breast cancer
How this guidance was developed
This recommendation was adopted from the NICE 2018 guidelines (UK). The source recommendation was based on a systematic review of the evidence conducted to September 2017 and used wording (‘Give advice’) indicative of a strong recommendation (using GRADE methods) by the source guideline authors. The source recommendation was accepted with minor rearrangement of the wording, with no changes to the meaning or tone of the source recommendation.
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Lymphoedema – Risk minimisation #1
Recommendation
For patients who have had treatment for breast cancer, give advice on skin care and how to prevent and manage infection that may cause or exacerbate lymphoedema.
Principles in action
Supportive care
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Care coordination
This recommendation was adopted from the NICE 2018 guidelines (UK). The source recommendation was based on a systematic review of the evidence conducted to September 2017 and used wording (‘Give advice’) indicative of a strong recommendation (using GRADE methods) by the source guideline authors. The source recommendation was accepted with minor rearrangement of the wording, with no changes to the meaning or tone of the source recommendation.
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