Decreased cancer survival in individuals separated at time of diagnosis: Critical period for cancer pathophysiology?

Cancer

Volumn 115, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 5108-5116

  Sprehn, Gwen C ^a   Chambers, Joanna E ^a   Saykin, Andrew J ^a   Konski, Andre ^b   Johnstone, Peter A S ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer survival; Marital status

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEOPLASM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE;

DIVORCE; HUMANS; MARITAL STATUS; NEOPLASMS; SEER PROGRAM; SINGLE PERSON; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 70350512947     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: 10970142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24547     Document Type: Article

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