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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jan 15.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2020 Oct 20;127(2):291–299. doi: 10.1002/cncr.33183

Table 5.

Frequency of elastic sleeve use and exercises by visit for LEAP group

12 Months
n (%)
18 Months
n (%)
Elastic sleeve use during heavy arm use, exercise or travel
  • ≥ 75%

66 (31.6%) 67 (31.3%)
  • 1% – 74%

94 (45.0%) 92 (43.0%)
  • Not at all/never

49 (23.4%) 55 (25.7%)
Breathing & lymph flow exercises
  • ≥ 1 x week

114 (54.0%) 103 (47.9%)
  • < 1 x week

65 (30.8%) 69 (32.1%)
  • Not at all/never

32 (15.2%) 43 (20.0%)
Stretching exercises
  • ≥ 1 x week

128 (60.7%) 118 (55.4%)
  • < 1 x week

62 (29.4%) 65 (30.5%)
  • Not at all/never

21 (10.0%) 30 (14.1%)
Strengthening exercises
  • ≥ 1 x week

117 (56.3%) 100 (47.6%)
  • < 1 x week

55 (26.4%) 60 (28.6%)
  • Not at all/never

36 (17.3%) 50 (23.8%)