Views of breast and colorectal cancer survivors on their routine follow-up care

Current Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 294-301

  Urquhart, R ^a   Folkes, A ^a   Babineau, J ^a   Grunfeld, E ^b,c  

^a Cancer Care Nova Scotia   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Colorectal cancer; Follow up care; Oncology; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANADA; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 84870761308     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17187729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3747/co.19.1051     Document Type: Article

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