The American Cancer Society's studies of cancer survivors: The largest, most diverse investigation of long-term cancer survivors so far

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2006, Pages 83-85

  Stein, Kevin ^a   Smith, Tenbroeck ^a   Kim, Youngmee ^a   Mehta, C Christina Bahn ^a   Stafford, Jeremy ^a   Spillers, Rachel L ^a   Baker, Frank ^a  

^a BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BLADDER CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER SURVIVOR; CANCER THERAPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; HUMAN; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SKIN CANCER; SURVIVAL RATE; UTERUS CANCER; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGISTER; RESEARCH; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STATISTICS; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES; ADULT; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEOPLASMS; REGISTRIES; RESEARCH; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SURVIVORS; UNITED STATES; ADULT; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 33745975463     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-200603000-00001     Document Type: Review

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