Is bra discomfort a barrier to exercise for breast cancer patients?

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 735-741

  Gho, Sheridan A ^a   Steele, Julie R ^a   Munro, Bridget J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bras; Breast cancer; Breast motion; Exercise; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRA DISCOMFORT; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLOTHING; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTALGIA; MASTECTOMY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONTROL; SELF REPORT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLOTHING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77953614507     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-009-0707-2     Document Type: Article

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