Assessment of Arm Lean Mass, Fat Mass, and Bone Mineral Density in Breast Cancer Survivors Without Lymphedema.

Objectives: To compare lean mass, fat mass, and bone mineral density (BMD) in the affected arm (the arm on the side where breast cancer was present) and unaffected arm of breast cancer survivors without lymphedema.

Sample & Setting: 38 breast cancer survivors who had completed primary treatment were included in this analysis at a university in Florida.

Methods & Variables: Arm lean mass, fat mass, and BMD were obtained using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry.