Young childless women with breast cancer in the UK: A qualitative study of their fertility-related experiences, options, and the information given by health professionals

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 20-26

  Corney, Roslyn Heather ^a   Swinglehurst, Amica Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

artificial reproductive techniques; breast cancer; childless; fertility preservation; oncology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CHILDLESSNESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILITY PRESERVATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

ARTIFICIAL REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES; BREAST CANCER; CHILDLESS; FERTILITY PRESERVATION; ONCOLOGY;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PARITY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891635606     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3365     Document Type: Article

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