Knowledge and prevention practices before breast cancer diagnosis in a cross-sectional study among survivors: Impact on patients' involvement in the decision making process

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 44-49

  Taioli, Emanuela ^a   Joseph, Gail R ^b   Robertson, Linda ^b   Eckstein, Stacy ^c   Ragin, Camille ^d  

^a DONALD AND BARBARA ZUCKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT HOFSTRA NORTHWELL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

African ancestry; Cancer education; Cancer prevention; Cancer therapy; Mammography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVOR;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84898029103     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-013-0540-7     Document Type: Article

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