Psychological adjustment among male partners in response to women's breast/ovarian cancer risk: A theoretical review of the literature

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-11

  Sherman, Kerry A ^a,b   Kasparian, Nadine A ^c,d   Mireskandari, Shab ^d,e  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer genetic risk; Cancer; Oncology; Partner; Psychological adjustment

Indexed keywords

AUTOREGULATION; BEHAVIOR; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CINAHL; DATA BASE; EMOTION; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; MEDLINE; OVARY CANCER; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPOUSE; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; SPOUSES;

EID: 75449115364     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1582     Document Type: Review

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