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Clinical Trial – Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Compared With Standard Therapy in Treating Chronic Arm Lymphedema in Patients Who Have Undergone Radiation Therapy for Cancer

RATIONALE: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy may be effective in repairing damaged tissue and
reducing lymphedema caused by radiation therapy for cancer.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying hyperbaric oxygen to see how well it
works compared to standard therapy in treating chronic arm lymphedema in patients who have
undergone radiation therapy for cancer.

Hyperbaric oxygen and radiotherapy.

Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy is the inhalation of 100% oxygen at a pressure of at least 1.5 atmospheres absolute (150 kPa). It uses oxygen as a drug by dissolving it in the plasma and delivering it to the tissues independent of hemoglobin. For a variety...

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