The health of women treated for breast cancer: A challenge in primary care

Australasian Medical Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 316-321

  Jiwa, Moyez ^a   Chan, Arleen ^a   Loriet, Jaco ^a   Razmi, Shohreh ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cancer morbidity; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

AUSTRALIA; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURGERY; COMPRESSION GARMENT; CONSULTATION; DEPRESSION; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JAW OSTEONECROSIS; KINESIOTHERAPY; LYMPHEDEMA; MASSAGE; MASTECTOMY; MORBIDITY; NEPHROTOXICITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM; SUICIDE;

EID: 84864419048     PISSN: 18361935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4066/AMJ.2012.1344     Document Type: Review

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