Age-specific detriments to quality of life among breast cancer patients one year after diagnosis

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 673-680

  Arndt, V ^a,b   Merx, H ^b   Sturmer T ^a,b   Stegmaier, C ^c   Ziegler, H ^c   Brenner, H ^a,b  

^a GERMAN CENTRE FOR RESEARCH ON AGEING   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^c SAARLAND CANCER REGISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasm; Cancer survivors; EORTC QLQ C30; Quality of life; Young women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURVIVAL; COGNITION; EMOTION; EUROPE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STATUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COHORT STUDIES; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1542299135     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2003.12.007     Document Type: Article

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