Breast cancer survivorship and South Asian women: Understanding about the follow-up care plan and perspectives and preferences for information post treatment

Current Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Singh Carlson, Savitri ^a   Wong, F ^b   Martin, L ^b   Nguyen, S K A ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast cancer survivors; Life stage; Psychosocial and physical functioning; Social and cultural aspects of cancer; South Asian women; Survivorship care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; ATTITUDE TO PREGNANCY; BODY IMAGE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER FATIGUE; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER SURVIVOR; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FAMILY RELATION; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEART STRESS; HUMAN; INTIMACY; LANGUAGE; LIBIDO DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MENTAL STRESS; NERVE INJURY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PEER GROUP; RELIGION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH ASIAN;

EID: 84875876022     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17187729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3747/co.20.1066     Document Type: Article

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