Badger et al. [17] had previously demonstrated a
significantly greater reduction in limb volume with multi-layered bandaging compared to hosiery alone but did not
assess functional status nor was accrual limited to breast
cancer-related lymphedema. Those with BCRL had to have
been at least 12 months post-treatment (as opposed to
3 months in our study) and they assessed a longer treatment
interval (24 vs. 12 weeks) than we did.