Quality of life, self-esteem, fatigue, and sexual function in young men after cancer: A controlled cross-sectional study

Cancer

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1592-1601

  Greenfield, Diana M ^a   Walters, Stephen J ^b   Coleman, Robert E ^a   Hancock, Barry W ^a   Snowden, John A ^c   Shalet, Stephen M ^d   DeRogatis, Leonard R ^e   Ross, Richard J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e SHEPPARD PRATT HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen deficiency; Cancer survivors; Fatigue; Men; Quality of life; Sexual function

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; ANDROGEN; ANTHRACYCLINE; ANTIMETABOLITE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY; ANDROGEN THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FATIGUE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SARCOMA; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL FUNCTION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANDROGENS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FATIGUE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS;

EID: 77949350179     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: 10970142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24898     Document Type: Article

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