Abstract
Twenty-two breast cancer patients with arm oedema answered a questionnaire to assess the efficacy of intermittent pneumatic compression therapy. Ten patients found the treatment useful, 12 were disappointed. A number of factors were analysed to find out whether it is possible to predict the outcome of treatment.
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