Alcohol and cancer: A review for psycho-oncologists

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 253-266

  Lundberg, Jeremy C ^a,c   Passik, Steven D ^b  

^a Department of Psychiatry ^*  (United States)

^b Oncology Symptom Control Research   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; AFTERCARE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; COLORECTAL CANCER; HUMAN; LIVER CARCINOMA; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ALCOHOLISM; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PSYCHIATRY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0031472917     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1611(199712)6:4<253::AID-PON276>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Review

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