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The participants\u2019 demographic data were recorded. Body awareness was evaluated using the Body Awareness Questionnaire, and upper extremity functionality was evaluated using the Quick-Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand questionnaire.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>The demographic data of the groups were similar (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&gt;\u2009<jats:italic>0.05<\/jats:italic>). While there were differences between the BCS groups in terms of operative time (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009<jats:italic>0.001<\/jats:italic>) and operated breast (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009<jats:italic>0.001<\/jats:italic>), the number of lymph nodes dissected and the type of surgery performed were homogeneously distributed (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&gt;\u2009<jats:italic>0.05<\/jats:italic>). Body awareness and upper extremity functionality were significantly lower in the lymphedema group than in the BCS group without lymphedema and the control group (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009<jats:italic>0.021<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009<jats:italic>0.001<\/jats:italic>, respectively).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>The development of upper extremity lymphedema after BCS adversely affects both body awareness and upper extremity functionality.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00520-024-09138-2","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,1,9]],"date-time":"2025-01-09T23:22:15Z","timestamp":1736464935000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Assessing body awareness and upper extremity functionality in breast cancer survivors with and without lymphedema: a comparative analysis with healthy controls"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"33","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3921-0721","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Cansu \u015eahbaz","family":"Pirin\u00e7\u00e7i","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0699-3771","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Emine","family":"Cihan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6137-0166","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Fat\u0131ma","family":"Yaman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,1,10]]},"reference":[{"issue":"6","key":"9138_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"151351","DOI":"10.1016\/j.soncn.2022.151351","volume":"38","author":"AT Ko\u00e7ak","year":"2022","unstructured":"Ko\u00e7ak AT, Arslan S, \u0130lik Y (2022) Posttreatment experiences of breast cancer survivors in Turkey: a qualitative study. 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