Psychological Stress and Its Correlations to Patients with Acute Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery.

Background: Lymphedema and psychological distress, including anxiety and depression, are common in breast cancer patients post-surgery. This study aimed to assess the incidence and determinants of anxiety and depression in patients with acute lymphedema (ALE) following breast cancer surgery.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on 1613 breast cancer patients who underwent surgery at Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center in 2018.