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Helping patients with symptoms other than pain 8: Lymphoedema

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Journal articles

Badger CM. Peacock JL. Mortimer PS. A randomized, controlled, parallel-group clinical trial comparing multilayer bandaging followed by hosiery versus hosiery alone in the treatment of patients with lymphedema of the limb. Cancer. 2000: 88(12):2832-7.  

Bernas MJ. Witte CL. Witte MH. International Society of Lymphology Executive Committee. The diagnosis and treatment of peripheral lymphedema: draft revision of the 1995 Consensus Document of the International Society of Lymphology Executive Committee for discussion at the September 3-7, 2001, XVIII International Congress of Lymphology in Genoa, Italy. Lymphology. 2001; 34(2): 84-91.

Board J. Harlow W. Lymphoedema 1: components and function of the lymphatic system.  British Journal of Nursing. 2002; 11(5): 304-9.

Board J. Harlow W. Lymphoedema 2: classification, signs, symptoms and diagnosis.  British Journal of Nursing. 2002; 11(6): 389.

Board J. Harlow W. Lymphoedema 3: the available treatments for lymphoedema.  British Journal of Nursing. 2002; 11(7): 438-50.

Hofman D. Oedema and the management of venous ulcers. Journal of Wound Care. 1998; 7(7): 345-8.

Jeffs E. Management of chronic oedema. Journal of Wound Care. 1998; 7(9 Suppl): 1-4.

Leung AK. Robson WL. Oedema in childhood. Journal of the Royal Society of Health. 2000; 120(4): 212-9.

MacLaren JA. Lymphoedema. Professional Nurse. 2001; 17(2): 93-4.

Mason M. Bandaging and subsequent elastic hosiery is more effective than elastic hosiery alone in reducing lymphoedema. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy. 2001; 47(2): 153.

Mortimer PS. Swollen lower limb-2: lymphoedema. British Medical Journal. 2000; 320(7248): 1527-9.

Mortimer PS. The pathophysiology of lymphedema. Cancer. 1998; 83(12 Suppl American): 2798-802.

Mulvenna P, Gillham L, Regnard CFB.   Lymphangiosarcoma- experience in a lymphoedema clinic. Palliative Medicine, 1995;  9: 55-59.

Regnard C. Allport S. Stephenson L. ABC of palliative care. Mouth care, skin care, and lymphoedema British Medical Journal. 1997; 315(7114): 1002-5. Sitzia J. Harlow W. Lymphoedema 4: research priorities in lymphoedema care.  British Journal of Nursing. 2002; 11(8): 531-41.

Sitzia J. Woods M. Hine P. Williams A. Eaton K. Green G. Characteristics of new referrals to twenty-seven lymphoedema treatment units. European Journal of Cancer Care. 1998; 7(4): 255-62.

Stanton AW. Levick JR. Mortimer PS. Current puzzles presented by postmastectomy oedema (breast cancer related lymphoedema.  Vascular Medicine. 1996; 1(3): 213-25.

Topham EJ. Mortimer PS. Chronic lower limb oedema. Clinical Medicine. 2002; 2(1):28-31.

Williams A. Lymphoedema Professional Nurse. 1997; 12(9): 645-8.

Williams A. Venables J. Skin care in patients with uncomplicated lymphoedema. Journal of Wound Care. 1996; 5(5): 223-6.

Woo PC. Lum PN. Wong SS. Cheng VC. Yuen KY. Cellulitis complicating lymphoedema. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 2000; 19(4): 294-7.

Resource books and websites

Lymphoedema. Jenns K, Todd J, Twycross RG. Abingdon : Radcliffe Medical Press. 2000.  377p, ISBN 1857753771.

Lymphoedema: advice for patients. Regnard C, Badger C, Mortimer P. Beaconsfield: Beaconsfield Publishers, 1994.

A Guide to Symptom Relief in Palliative Care, 5th ed. Regnard C, Hockley J.  Abingdon: Radcliffe Medical Press, 2004

Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine 3rd ed. Doyle D, Hanks G, Cherny NI, Calman K eds. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003.

PCF2- Palliative Care Formulary, 2nd ed. Twycross RG, Wilcock A, Charlesworth S. Abingdon: Radcliffe Medical Press, 2003. 
Also on www.palliativedrugs.com

Symptom Management in Advanced Cancer, 3rd edition. 2001.   Twycross RG, Wilcock A.   Abingdon: Radcliffe Medical Press.

British Lymphology Society.  www.lymphoedema.org/bls