Benzodiazepine use in breast cancer survivors: Findings from a consecutive series of 1,000 patients

Oncology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-11

  Vaidya, Rakhee ^a   Sood, Richa ^a   Karlin, Nina ^a   Jatoi, Aminah ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Benzodiazepine; Breast cancer; Cancer survivors

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM; OXAZEPAM; TEMAZEPAM; TRIAZOLAM;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVOR; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MUSCLE SPASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESSNESS; REVIEW; SEIZURE; TREMOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; BENZODIAZEPINES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052326580     PISSN: 00302414     EISSN: 14230232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000330814     Document Type: Review

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