Obesity Management for Patients with Cancer

Lee, Chang-Hyung

doi:10.67326/cll.2019.4.1.13

Clin. Lymphology Lymphedema 2019; 4(1):13-21

pISSN: 2508-190X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.67326/cll.2019.4.1.13

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이창형 ¹ ^, ^*

Obesity Management for Patients with Cancer

Chang-Hyung Lee ¹ ^, ^*

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¹부산대학교 의과대학 양산부산대학교병원 재활의학과

¹Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Rehabilitation Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, Korea

^*Corresponding Author : Chang-Hyung Lee, MD, PhD, Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Rehabilitation Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, 20, Geumo-ro, Mulgeum, Yangsan 50612, Korea, Tel: +82-55-360-2873, Fax: +82-55-360-4251, E-mail: aarondoctor@gmail.com

ⓒ Copyright 2019 Korean Society of Lymphology and Lymphedema. This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Received: May 04, 2019; Accepted: May 13, 2019

Published Online: May 31, 2019

Abatract

Obesity following cancer treatment often cause various complications including lymphedema. In previous studies, obesity has been closely related with development of lymphedema. In spite of its importance in treating obesity, there has been lack of comprehensive medical approaches. Thus the authors tried to suggest the evidence based medical guidelines for obesity management. Based on previous results, clinical guidelines to treat obesity including diet, exercise, and behavioral strategies should be recommended.

Keywords: Obesity; Physical exercise; Lymphedema