Changes over time in occurrence, severity, and distress of common symptoms during and after radiation therapy for breast cancer

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 980-1006

  Hofsø, Kristin ^a   Rustøen, Tone ^a,b   Cooper, Bruce A ^d   Bjordal, Kristin ^c   Miaskowski, Christine ^d  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b LOVISENBERG DIACONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

breast cancer; difficulty sleeping; distress; feeling drowsy; Lack of energy; occurrence; pain; radiation therapy; severity; sweats; worrying

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DROWSINESS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MEMORIAL SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT SCALE; PAIN; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF ADMINISTERED COMORBIDITY QUESTIONNAIRE SCORE; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SLEEP DISORDER; SWEATING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CAUSALITY; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84878864577     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.06.003     Document Type: Article

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