A qualitative evaluation of patient experiences when diagnosed with oral cancer recurrence

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Griffiths, Mark J ^a   Humphris, Gerry M ^b   Skirrow, Paul M ^c   Rogers, Simon N ^d  

^a North Cheshire Chronic Pain Rehabilitation Service   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c MERSEY CARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grounded Theory; Oral cancer; Psychosocial outcome; Qualitative; Quality of life; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DENIAL; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MOUTH CANCER; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHAME; SUPPORT GROUP; UNCERTAINTY; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH TUMOR; ORAL SURGERY; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGERY, ORAL;

EID: 56049099565     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NCC.0000305750.50991.67     Document Type: Article

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