Posttreatment breast cancer surveillance and follow-up care experiences of breast cancer survivors of African descent: An exploratory qualitative study

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 478-487

  Thompson, Hayley S ^a   Littles, Monique ^a   Jacob, Sherly ^a   Coker, Crystal ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer recurrence; Breast cancer surveillance; Breast cancer survivors; Racial ethnic disparities

Indexed keywords

NALVODEX; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARIBBEAN REGION; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS;

EID: 33845385654     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-200611000-00009     Document Type: Article

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