SAN ANTONIO (EGMN) – Long-term upper-extremity pain and functional impairment following breast cancer surgery are reduced by an innovative physical therapy–centered surveillance program, according to a 5-year prospective study. The program was developed at the breast care center of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Md. It begins with a preoperative patient interview and structured evaluation by a physical therapist. The assessment includes what physical therapists call an upper-quarter...