Communication with older breast cancer patients

Breast Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 406-409

  Fentiman, Ian S ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Breast cancer; Breast conservation; Information; Mastectomy; Randomized trials; Tamoxifen; Undertreatment

Indexed keywords

TAMOXIFEN;

ARTICLE; AXILLA; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG RESPONSE; EMOTION; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL STAFF; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN; RELATIVE; SELF CONCEPT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL TRIALS; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 34250902361     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: 15244741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2007.00449.x     Document Type: Article

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