The impact of prostate cancer on men's everyday life

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 71-84

  Appleton, L ^a   Wyatt, D ^a   Perkins, E ^b   Parker, C ^c   Crane, J ^b   Jones, A ^d   Moorhead, L ^e   Brown, V ^e   Wall, C ^f   Pagett, M ^a  

^a CLATTERBRIDGE CENTRE FOR ONCOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

^d CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e Hospice of the Good Shepherd   (United Kingdom)

^f LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Experiences; Masculinity; Prostate cancer; Qualitative research; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; BIOPSY; BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; BIOPSY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; HUMANS; MALE; MASCULINITY; MEN; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84919625538     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12233     Document Type: Article

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