Phantom Breast and Other Syndromes After Mastectomy: Eight Breast Cancer Patients Describe Their Experiences Over Time: A 2-Year Follow-up Study

Journal of Pain

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1018-1025

  Björkman, Berit ^a   Arnér, Staffan ^a   Hydén, Lars Christer ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dialogue; narratives; phantom breast phenomenon; postmastectomy syndromes; qualitative methods; time perspective

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MASTALGIA; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PHANTOM; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSATION; SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 54449087737     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2008.06.003     Document Type: Article

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