Prevalence of abusive encounters in the workplace of family physicians: a minor, major, or severe problem?

Objective: To examine the career prevalence of abusive encounters for family physicians in Canada.

Design: A 7-page cross-sectional mailed survey in English and French.

Setting: Canada.

Breast cancer-related lymphedema: women's experiences with an underestimated condition.

Objective: One distressing health problem facing breast cancer patients is breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL). This incurable condition can occur many years after treatment is completed and often causes pain and disability and interferes with work and activities of daily living. Patients at risk of BCRL are those who have received radiation therapy or axillary node dissection; higher incidence is reported among patients who have had both radiation and dissection.