The psychosocial impact of bilateral prophylactic mastectomy: Prospective study using questionnaires and semistructured interviews

BMJ

Volumn 322, Issue 7278, 2001, Pages 76-

  Hatcher, Mal Bebbington ^a   Fallowfield, Lesley ^a   A'hern, Roger ^c  

^a Royal Free and University College Medical School ^*

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER PREVENTION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANXIETY; BODY IMAGE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0035852436     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.322.7278.76     Document Type: Article

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