Do adults change their lifestyle behaviors after a cancer diagnosis?

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 246-256

  Blanchard, Chris M ^a   Denniston, Maxine M ^f   Baker, Frank ^f   Ainsworth, Stuart R ^f   Courneya, Kerry S ^b   Hann, Danette M ^a   Gesme, Dean H ^c   Reding, Douglas ^d   Flynn, Thomas ^e   Kennedy, John S ^f  

^a BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c Cancer Treatment and Research   (United States)

^d MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^e Minnesota Oncology Hematology Clinic   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Adult cancer survivors; Diet; Exercise; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SMOKING;

EID: 0141575682     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.27.3.6     Document Type: Article

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