Blog post from our board member Dr. Robert Bacci: PT For Breast Cancer Patients – Courtesy of Bacci & Glinn Physical Therapy
PHYSICAL THERAPIST-LED EXERCISE BOOSTS FUNCTION AND IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE IN BREAST CANCER PATIENTS
Breast cancer is the second most common type of cancer in women, as about 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with it at some point in their lives. Each year, about 240,000 new cases of breast cancer are detected, and about 40,000 women lose their lives to the disease. Over the past 10 years, the number of women diagnosed with breast cancer has remained stable, while the associated death rate has declined slightly. Still, breast cancer remains a major health concern for women today.
Many women diagnosed with breast cancer will undergo a surgical procedure at some point, such as a breast biopsy, lymph node biopsy or removal, lumpectomy, mastectomy, or breast reconstruction.