Quality of life, lifestyle behavior and employment experience: A comparison between young and midlife survivors of gynecology early stage cancers

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 444-451

  Bifulco, G ^a   De Rosa, N ^a   Tornesello, M L ^b   Piccoli, R ^a   Bertrando, A ^a   Lavitola, G ^a   Morra, I ^a   Sardo, A Di Spiezio ^a   Buonaguro, F M ^b   Nappi, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age; Breast cancer; Employment; Gynecologic cancers; Lifestyle; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER FATIGUE; CANCER SURVIVOR; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF CANCER QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GROUPS BY AGE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CANCER; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; SEXUALITY; SMOKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; WORKING TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856707598     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2011.11.033     Document Type: Article

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