Hyperbaric oxygen treatment for symptomatic breast edema after radiation therapy.

What Researchers Did

Researchers treated a 54-year-old woman with long-standing symptomatic breast oedema after lumpectomy and radiation therapy with 15 sessions of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) therapy.

What They Found

After 15 HBO2 sessions at 240 kPa, the patient's breast discomfort subsided completely. Five months after completing HBO2 therapy, the patient remained free of complaints.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection as it was not conducted in Canada or by Canadian researchers.

Study Limitations

A significant limitation of this study is that it reports on only a single patient, limiting the generalizability of the findings.