A longitudinal study of symptoms and self-care activities in women treated with primary radiotherapy for breast cancer

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 210-218

  Knobf, M Tish ^a,b   Sun, Yiyuan ^b  

^a American Cancer Society   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Fatigue; Radiation therapy; Symptom distress; Symptom profile

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST ENGORGEMENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MOOD DISORDER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CARE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPTOM;

EID: 19544385093     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-200505000-00010     Document Type: Article

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