An evaluation of the quality of life among long-term survivors of breast cancer

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 261-273

  Dow, Karen Hassey ^a,c   Ferrell, Betty R ^b   Leigh, Susan ^c   Ly, John ^b   Gulasekaram, Pratheepan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Quality of life; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY; FATIGUE; FEAR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUALITY; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL ASPECT; WELLBEING;

EID: 1542560759     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01806154     Document Type: Article

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