• Reference values on: Cold and cold detection threshold,Paradoxical heat sensation,Thermal sensory limen procedure,Cold and heat pain threshold,Mechanical detection and pain threshold and sensitivity,Vibration detection threshold,Pressure pain threshold [ Time Frame: From 08-20-2008 to 11-1-2008 test is performed two times with app one week in between ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  

Surgery for breast cancer is followed by acute undesirable sequelae (pain, nausea, vomiting, psycho-social adaptation) and late sequelae with discomfort or more severe neuropathic pain problems in the surgical area due to nerve damage or adjuvant-/radiotherapy. The late sequelae occur in 30-50% of patients but the exact mechanisms (preoperative disposing factors, intraoperative nerve damage/inflammatory response), acute postoperative pain and psychosocial factors remain to be determined in large, detailed, well-described studies, including stratification to modern breast cancer treatment (sentinel node strategy/ radiotherapy/ chemotherapy). The present study will describe in detail preoperative psychosocial/genetic pain mechanisms, intraoperative technique, multi-modal anaesthesia and opioid-reduced analgesia with a detailed, early and late postoperative follow-up with neurophysiological assessment in the surgical area and randomised studies on preventive therapy.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy women

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy
• Lactating