The psychological impact of a cancer diagnosed during pregnancy: Determinants of long-term distress

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 444-450

  Henry, Melissa ^a,b   Huang, Lina N ^a   Sproule, Barbara J ^a   Cardonick, Elyce H ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Department of Anesthesiology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cancer and Pregnancy Registry; Distress; Long term; Oncology; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY 18; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CHRONIC STRESS; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; IMPACT OF EVENTS SCALE; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEOPLASTIC; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REGISTRIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84859820788     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1926     Document Type: Article

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