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Psychosocial aspects of breast cancer treatment.
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Social stress, psychological distress, and psychosocial support effect the adjustment of breast cancer patients, influence their experience of and adherence to medical treatment, and may effect the course of the disease.About:
This article is published in Seminars in Oncology.The article was published on 1997-02-01 and is currently open access. It has received 218 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Psychosocial & Distress.read more
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Posttraumatic growth following breast cancer: a controlled comparison study.
TL;DR: The BC group showed a pattern of greater posttraumatic growth, particularly in relating to others, appreciation of life, and spiritual change, which was positively associated with perceived life-threat, prior talking about breast cancer, income, and time since diagnosis.
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Health-related quality of life in breast cancer patients: A bibliographic review of the literature from 1974 to 2007
TL;DR: Quality of life data provided scientific evidence for clinical decision-making and conveyed helpful information concerning breast cancer patients' experiences during the course of the disease diagnosis, treatment, disease-free survival time, and recurrences; otherwise finding patient-centered solutions for evidence-based selection of optimal treatments, psychosocial interventions, patient-physician communications, allocation of resources, and indicating research priorities were impossible.
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Quality of life data as prognostic indicators of survival in cancer patients: an overview of the literature from 1982 to 2008
TL;DR: Global quality of life, functioning domains and symptom scores - such as appetite loss, fatigue and pain - were the most important indicators, individually or in combination, for predicting survival times in cancer patients after adjusting for one or more demographic and known clinical prognostic factors.
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Effect of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction on Immune Function, Quality of Life and Coping In Women Newly Diagnosed with Early Stage Breast Cancer
Linda Witek-Janusek,Kevin Albuquerque,Karen Rambo Chroniak,Christopher Chroniak,Ramon Durazo-Arvizu,Herbert L. Mathews +5 more
TL;DR: MBSR is a program that is feasible for women recently diagnosed with early stage breast cancer and the results provide preliminary evidence for beneficial effects of MBSR; on immune function, QOL, and coping.
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Depression, quality of life and breast cancer: a review of the literature
TL;DR: Treatment of depression in breast cancer women improves their quality of life and may increase longevity and the hypothetical link between their prescription and increased breast cancer risk is not supported by literature’s data.