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Breast cancer: psychosocial consequences for the patient.
Full Abstract
Women with breast cancer experience various psychosocial problems throughout the continuum of the disease. The psychosocial impact and adjustment of women with breast cancer during the phases of pretreatment, primary treatment, adjuvant therapy, recurrence, and advanced disease have numerous implications for nursing practice and research.
Author information
Author/s: Wainstock, J M (JM);
Affiliation: Department of Surgical Nursing, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD.
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Review
Journal: Seminars in oncology nursing (Semin Oncol Nurs), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)
Reference: 1991-Aug; vol 7 (issue 3) : pp 207-15
Dates: Created 1991/11/20; Completed 1991/11/20; Revised 2005/11/16;
PMID: 1925141, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )
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