Priority 24 from the Living With and Beyond Cancer PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: Can lymphoedema be prevented? If not, how is it best treated/ managed? (JLA PSP Priority 24) | |
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| Overall ranking | 24 |
| JLA question ID | 0073/24 |
| Explanatory note | Not available for this PSP |
| Evidence |
There is some literature on managing. |
| Health Research Classification System category | Cancer |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples | How should lymphorrhoea be managed in advanced cancer? ~ How can lymphoedema be prevented in people who have lymph nodes removed? ~ What is the best way to support people to empower and manage themselves living with and beyond cancer, particularly with lymphoma which becoming akin to a long term condition. ~ Why is the subject of lymphedoema not properly covered during and after cancer treatment? |
| Submitted by | Individual survey submissions categorised by Healthcare professional, Patient, Relative/Carer, Other, and Unknown. For full details of the type of submitter for each individual question, please see the spreadsheet of data held on the JLA website. |
| PSP information | |
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| PSP unique ID | 0073 |
| PSP name | Living With and Beyond Cancer |
| Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. | 54 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | 11 June 2018 |