Quality of life among breast cancer patients undergoing treatment in national cancer centers in Nepal

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 22, 2014, Pages 9753-9757

  Manandhar, Sajani ^a   Shrestha, Deepak Sundar ^a   Taechaboonsermsk, Pimsurang ^b   Siri, Sukhontha ^b   Suparp, Jarueyporn ^b  

^a Richa Bajmaya Memorial Foundation   (Nepal)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Financial difficulties; Nepal; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANCER STAGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NEPAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEPAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84921490491     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2014.15.22.9753     Document Type: Article

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