A prospective study of the impact of nasopharyngeal cancer and radiotherapy on the psychosocial condition of Chinese patients

Cancer

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1344-1354

  Lee, Peter W H ^a,b   Kwan, Tracy T C ^a   Kwong, Dora L W ^a   Sham, Jonathan S T ^a   Pow, Edmond H N ^a   McMillan, Anne S ^a   Au, Gordon K H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Course; Nasopharyngeal cancer; Psychological response; Psychosocial impact; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CHECKLIST; CHINESE; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CANCER; PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RATING SCALE; RECURRENCE RISK; ROTTERDAM SYMPTOM CHECKLIST; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; STRESS; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 33947528211     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: 10970142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.22539     Document Type: Article

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