Better postdiagnosis diet quality is associated with less cancer-related fatigue in breast cancer survivors

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 680-687

  George, Stephanie M ^a   Alfano, Catherine M ^a   Neuhouser, Marian L ^b   Smith, Ashley W ^a   Baumgartner, Richard N ^c   Baumgartner, Kathy B ^c   Bernstein, Leslie ^d   Ballard Barbash, Rachel ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^d CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer survivor; Diet; Fatigue; Health behavior; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

BREAST TUMOR; COMPLICATION; DIET; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVOR;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; DIET; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84936772273     PISSN: 19322259     EISSN: 19322267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11764-014-0381-3     Document Type: Article

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