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Review
. 1991 Aug;7(3):207-15.
doi: 10.1016/0749-2081(91)90034-m.

Breast cancer: psychosocial consequences for the patient

J M Wainstock  1
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Review

Breast cancer: psychosocial consequences for the patient

J M Wainstock. Semin Oncol Nurs. 1991 Aug.

Abstract

Women with breast cancer experience various psychosocial problems throughout the continuum of the disease. The psychosocial impact and adjustment of women with breast cancer during the phases of pretreatment, primary treatment, adjuvant therapy, recurrence, and advanced disease have numerous implications for nursing practice and research.

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