Body image predicts quality of life in men with prostate cancer

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 756-761

  Taylor Ford, Megan ^a   Meyerowitz, Beth E ^a   D'Orazio, Lina M ^a   Christie, Kysa M ^a   Gross, Mitchell E ^b   Agus, David B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

body image; cancer; oncology; optimism; prostate; survivorship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY IMAGE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876067071     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3063     Document Type: Article

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