Promoting health and physical function among cancer survivors: Potential for prevention and questions that remain

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 32, 2006, Pages 5125-5131

  Demark Wahnefried, Wendy ^a   Pinto, Bernardine M ^a   Gritz, Ellen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIETARY INTAKE; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING CESSATION; WEIGHT CONTROL; AFTERCARE; DIET; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; LIFESTYLE; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES;

AFTERCARE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIET; EXERCISE; FAMILY HEALTH; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SMOKING CESSATION; SURVIVORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845998257     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2006.06.6175     Document Type: Review

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