Health-related quality of life and psychosocial implications in testicular cancer survivors. A literature review

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 645-661

  Cappuccio, F ^a,b   Rossetti, S ^a,b   Cavaliere, C ^c   Iovane, G ^b   Taibi, R ^d   D'Aniello, C ^e   Imbimbo, C ^f   Facchini, S ^f   Abate, V ^b   Barberio, D ^b   Facchini, G ^a,b  

^a Progetto ONCONET20 Linea progettuale 14 per l'implementazione della prevenzione e diagnosi precoce del tumore alla prostata e testicolo Regione Campania   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c Division of Respiratory Disease   (Italy)

^d CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^e MONALDI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Health related quality of Life; Psychosocial issues; Testicular cancer survivors; Urologic oncology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CANCER SURVIVOR; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TESTIS CANCER; YOUNG ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGY; TESTIS TUMOR;

CANCER SURVIVORS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 85042864621     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: 22840729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201802_14290     Document Type: Article

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