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ASO Author Reflections: Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema—A Suggested Clinical Pathway for Diagnosis

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  1. Department of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Cheryl L. Brunelle PT, CCS, CLT

  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Alphonse G. Taghian MD, PhD, FASTRO

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Alphonse Taghian is on the Scientific Advisory Board of Puretech Health and is a previous consultant in VisionRT. Alphonse Taghian has been loaned equipment from ImpediMed for use in investigator-initiated clinical trials. Cheryl Brunelle is on the Scientific Advisory Board of Puretech Health.

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Brunelle, C.L., Taghian, A.G. ASO Author Reflections: Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema—A Suggested Clinical Pathway for Diagnosis. Ann Surg Oncol 29, 1003–1004 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-021-10702-x

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