Advocacy: The cornerstone of cancer survivorship

Cancer Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 239-244

  Clark, Elizabeth J ^a,c   Stovall, Ellen L ^b  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship   (United States)

^c ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

advocacy; cancer survivorship; empowerment; quality of life; self efficacy; skills training

Indexed keywords

CANCER SURVIVAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT EDUCATION; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROBLEM SOLVING; SURVIVORS;

EID: 0029764741     PISSN: 10654704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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