The legacy of cancer: The importance of passing on beliefs, values and positive health behaviors for women with cancer

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 101-121

  Hunter, Elizabeth G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cancer screening; Legacy; Survivorship; Well being; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; KENTUCKY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 37149028065     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J077v26n01_07     Document Type: Article

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