QUT Improving Health Outcomes for People research group is a proud support of the Cherish Women’s Cancer Foundation. Cherish Women’s Cancer Foundation’s goal is to find and fund clinical research that results in better treatments for gynaecological cancer patients.
Approximately 5000 women are diagnosed with gynaecological cancer each year in Australia, and a third of these will not survive.
Dr Tracey DiSipio, a Postdoctoral Fellow within the QUT Improving Health Outcomes for People research group, is the lead author of a new paper entitled “The Lymphedema Evaluation in Gynecological cancer Study (LEGS): design of a prospective, longitudinal, cohort study” published in the journal Cancer Research Frontiers.
Lymphoedema is a potential problematic complication following treatment for cancer and is the accumulation of excessive amounts of fluid resulting in swelling, most commonly in the arms or legs, but can also occur in other parts of the body. Prevalence and risk factors for lymphoedema following gynaecological cancer are currently unknown.
