Effect of cognitive-existential group therapy on survival in early-stage breast cancer

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 21, 2004, Pages 4255-4260

  Kissane, David W ^a   Love, Anthony ^a   Hatton, Allison ^a   Bloch, Sidney ^a   Smith, Graeme ^a   Clarke, David M ^a   Miach, Patricia ^a   Ikin, Jill ^a   Ranieri, Nadia ^a   Snyder, Raymond D ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EXISTENTIALISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EXISTENTIALISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 13144275570     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2004.12.129     Document Type: Article

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