Useful / Third-Party Links

Useful links from Third-Party Sources:

• Workbook for Chest Construction (TransCare BC): https://www.transcarebc.ca/sites/default/files/2024-06/Chest_Construction_Surgery_Workbook.pdf?mid=2781&time=1734741622

•  Mepitel Film: https://www.molnlycke.ca/products-solutions/mepitel-film/

  •  What is it: https://www.rvh.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Mepitel-Film-Instructions.pdf

  •  How to Apply: https://www.molnlycke.ca/our-knowledge/mepitel-film---radiotherapy-breast-application/

• Medical Gaslighting Study: https://globalnews.ca/news/10953513/unviersity-of-windsor-study-medical-gaslighting/ 

• CDC: How Breast or Nipple Surgery Can Affect Breastfeeding: https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding-special-circumstances/hcp/illnesses-conditions/breast-surgery.html#:~:text=Breast%20or%20nipple%20surgery 

• Effects of Lavender Aromatherapy Massage on Sleep, Pain, and Anxiety in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40653563/

• Prevention and Treatment of Postmastectomy Lymphedema: A Physiotherapy Perspective: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12563352/

• Postsurgical Arm Care to Prevent Swelling and Lymphedema: https://www.facs.org/for-patients/the-day-of-your-surgery/breast-cancer-surgery/after-your-operation/preventing-swelling/
• Manual Lymphatic Drainage for Lymphedema in Patients After Breast Cancer Surgery: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7717855/