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The article presents the development, directions and areas of scientific research conducted by scholars at the Department of Social Pedagogy at the University of Silesia in Katowice from the beginning of the Department’s existence (1980/1981) until 2018. The conducted analyses emphasize first of all the expansion of research areas and the successive formation of the so-called “school” of social pedagogy...
Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common malignant tumour among women in Poland, with a dynamically increasing incidence rate. At present, one-half of breast cancer cases are diagnosed at the stage of high locoregional advancement, which leads to common radical mastectomies. These procedures are the cause of the most serious complications, i.e. restricted mobility of the glenohumeral joint and...
Background: Lymphedema is a clinical manifestation of lymphatic system insufficiency. The risk of lymphedema increases especially in the case of women after mastectomy with removal of axilla lymph nodes and post-surgical radiotherapy. As a result of the above, it appears in the upper limb at the side where the surgery has been carried out. The factors that increase the risk of lymphedema include fatigue,...
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