Women's reflections on fertility and motherhood after breast cancer and its treatment

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 502-513

  Kirkman, M ^a   Winship, I ^b   Stern, C ^c   Neil, S ^d   Mann, G B ^e   Fisher, J R W ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MELBOURNE IVF   (Australia)

^d Melbourne Breast Unit   (Australia)

^e ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Breast cancer; Fertility; Motherhood; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RADIOTHERAPY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RADIOTHERAPY; VICTORIA;

EID: 84902549616     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12163     Document Type: Article

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