Fears about breast cancer recurrence: Interviews with a diverse sample

Cancer Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 237-243

  Johnson Vickberg, Suzanne M ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Planned Parenthood Federation of America ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Coping; Fear of recurrence; Psychosocial sequelae

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER PAIN; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; PILOT PROJECTS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0034827654     PISSN: 10654704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-5394.2001.009005237.x     Document Type: Article

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