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Objective To promote upper extremity function rehabilitation in patients with breast cancer postoperatively.Methods The application of upper extremity function rehabilitation was designed,and was applied in patients with breast cancer after surgery who were selected from June 2015 to September,and we established management and evaluation scheme.Result The application improved patients' functional exercise compliance and upper extremity dysfunction(P＜0.001).In the short term,upper extremities edema incidence was 2.17％,which was lower than the national average.The nurses thought that it improved the work efficiency.Conclusion The application is an effective tool to improve postoperative upper extremity function rehabilitation in patients with breast cancer.