Quality of life of survivors of testicular germ cell cancer: A review of the literature

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 476-486

  Fleer, J ^a   Hoekstra, H J ^a   Sleijfer, D Th ^a   Hoekstra Weebers, J E H M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Integraal Kankercentrum Noord Nederland   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Literature review; Quality of life; Testicular cancer survivors

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN;

BODY IMAGE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FATIGUE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERM CELL TUMOR; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE FERTILITY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; ORCHIECTOMY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL RATE; WELLBEING;

EID: 3142702134     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-004-0646-x     Document Type: Review

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