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We aimed to investigate the relationship between lymphedema, fatigue, and QOL in breast cancer survivors with axillary lymph node dissection.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 122 female breast cancer survivors with axillary lymph node dissection who applied to the oncology center of a teaching and research hospital between April 1, 2022, and July 1, 2022, were included in the cross-sectional study. An individual identification form, the EQ-5D General Quality of Life Scale, and the Cancer Fatigue Scale were used to collect data. Mann\u2013Whitney\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">U<\/jats:italic>\n                      test, Kruskal\u2013Wallis\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">H<\/jats:italic>\n                      test, Bonferroni post hoc test, and Spearman\u2019s correlation were used to assess differences between the survivor groups.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The study found that 40.2% of breast cancer survivors experienced lymphedema. The mean scores on the EQ-5D index, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), and Cancer Fatigue Scale were 0.27 \u00b1 0.25, 71.12 \u00b1 14.21, and 35.86 \u00b1 6.98, respectively. The Cancer Fatigue Scale total score and the EQ-5D VAS showed a strong positive correlation (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">r<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.630;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.05). Conversely, the total Cancer Fatigue Scale and the EQ-5D VAS scores showed a significant negative correlation (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">r<\/jats:italic>\n                      = \u22120.626;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study found that almost half of the breast cancer survivors experienced lymphedema. 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