Reliability and validity of the Upper Limb Functional Test (ULIFT) for women after breast cancer surgery.

Purpose: To evaluate the reliability and convergent validity of the Upper Limb Functional Test (ULIFT) in women after breast cancer surgery.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study with 25 women (mean age 50 ± 7.3 years) with breast cancer submitted to a surgery intervention within a minimum period of three years.

Management of Axillary Web Syndrome after Breast Cancer: Evidence-Based Practice.

Axillary web syndrome is characterized as a physical-functional complication that impacts the quality of life of women who have undergone treatment for breast cancer. The present study aims to verify the physiotherapy treatment available for axillary web syndrome after surgery for breast cancer in the context of evidence-based practice. The selection criteria included papers discussing treatment protocols used for axillary web syndrome after treatment for breast cancer.