A phoenix rising: Who considers herself a "survivor" after a diagnosis of breast cancer?

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 451-457

  Jagielski, Christina H ^c   Hawley, Sarah T ^a   Corbin, Kimberly ^b   Weiss, Marisa C ^d   Griggs, Jennifer J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Chemotherapy; Ductal carcinoma in situ; Recurrence; Survivor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SURVIVOR; UNCERTAINTY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AWARENESS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SURVIVORS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84870347610     PISSN: 19322259     EISSN: 19322267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11764-012-0240-z     Document Type: Article

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