• Mr. Vijay Kumar

Cancer is a leading cause of death in the world-wide accounting for 7.6 million deaths. Deaths from cancer in the world- wide are projected to continue rising with an estimated 13.1 million deaths in 2030. Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed among women across the world. Mastectomy is the surgical removal of one or both breast partially or completely. Although it is a very safe procedure but sometimes it causes wound infection, bleeding, hematoma, lymphedema, numbness in the upper arm and pain. So, exercises may help alleviate phantom breast pain and other complications occurring after the breast surgery. Exercises are even more important to keep arm and shoulder flexible after breast surgery (Mastectomy) So, it’s important to develop a regular habit of doing exercises to maintain arm and shoulder mobility after surgery to prevent the complications. There are few exercises which should not be done until drains and sutures (stitches) are removed, but excluding them others can be performed soon after surgery. The exercises that increase your shoulder and arm motion can usually be started in a few days post procedure.

Breast cancer, Mastectomy, Hand Exercise.

"IMPORTANCE OF HAND EXERCISES AFTER MASTECTOMY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 6, page no.i587-i593, June-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2206870.pdf

"IMPORTANCE OF HAND EXERCISES AFTER MASTECTOMY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 6, page no. ppi587-i593, June-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2206870.pdf