Self-identity after cancer: " survivor", " victim", " patient", and " person with cancer"

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Park, Crystal L ^a   Zlateva, Ianita ^a   Blank, Thomas O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Connecticut Association of Directors of Health Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Identification; Post traumatic growth; Survivorship; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEOPLASM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71949114702     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-009-0993-x     Document Type: Article

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