Young breast cancer survivors: Their perspectives on treatment decisions and fertility concerns

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 32-40

  Gorman, Jessica R ^a   Usita, Paula M ^b   Madlensky, Lisa ^a   Pierce, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Fertility; Qualitative; Treatment decisions; Young women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER SURVIVOR; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650959851     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e3181e4528d     Document Type: Article

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