Participant eligibility includes age, gender, type and stage of disease, and previous treatments or health concerns. Guidelines differ from study to study, and identify who can or cannot participate. If you need assistance understanding the eligibility criteria, please contact the study team.
See eligibility criteriaInclusion Criteria
- Patients scheduled to undergo an axillary lymph node dissection
- Patients who in the surgeon's judgement are at high risk to convert to an axillary lymph node dissection based intraoperative findings
- English speaking
Exclusion Criteria
- Prior ipsilateral axillary lymph node dissection
- Prior ipsilateral axillary radiation
- Patients undergoing sentinel lymph node biopsy only or at low risk of converting to an axillary lymph node dissection in the surgeon's judgement
- Previous treatment for lymphedema of either arm or prescribed prophylactic treatment for lymphedema.
- Pregnant patients cannot participate in the substudy