The impact of breast cancer on living an everyday life 4.5–5 years post-diagnosis–a qualitative prospective study of 39 women

P Salander, S Lilliehorn, K Hamberg, A Kero - Acta Oncologica, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Background. The survival of women with breast cancer has improved. There are many
studies available describing different aspects of how the illness and its treatment affect the …

The menopausal symptom experience in young mid-life women with breast cancer

TM Knobf - Cancer Nursing, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Menopausal symptoms are important concerns for breast cancer survivors, which may
influence daily activities, physical comfort and sexual health. Incidence and severity ratings …

Existential plight of adult daughters following their mother's breast cancer diagnosis

VH Raveis, S Pretter - … : Journal of the Psychological, Social and …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Daughters caring for a mother with breast cancer represent a vulnerable population. They
are confronted with having to integrate their emotional reactions to their mother's illness …

Early psychological adjustment in breast cancer patients: a prospective study

C Nosarti, JV Roberts, T Crayford, K McKenzie… - Journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
Objective: A significant proportion of breast cancer patients experiences psychiatric
morbidity in the first year after a breast cancer diagnosis and/or beginning of treatment. This …

Effect of age and race on quality of life in young breast cancer survivors

PK Morrow, AC Broxson, MF Munsell… - Clinical breast …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Given their early age at diagnosis, young breast cancer survivors (YBCSs) face
issues that differ widely from their older counterparts. Patients and Methods We mailed a …

Emotional distress and psychosocial needs in patients with breast cancer in British Columbia: younger versus older adults

H Naik, B Leung, J Laskin, M McDonald… - Breast cancer research …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose This study evaluates the prevalence of emotional distress and psychosocial needs
in young adult (YA, age 18–39) patients at the time of their breast cancer diagnosis …

Indicators of distress in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients

A Chirico, F Lucidi, L Mallia, M D'Aiuto, TV Merluzzi - PeerJ, 2015 - peerj.com
Background. The diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of cancer can present
individuals with a multitude of stressors at various points in that trajectory. Psychosocial …

Men's experience of their partners' breast cancer diagnosis, breast surgery and oncological treatment

AM Catania, C Sammut Scerri… - Journal of clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aims and objectives To investigate the experiences of male partners of female breast cancer
patients who had undergone surgery and oncological treatment and who were still raising …

[HTML][HTML] We are different: young adult survivors' experience of breast cancer

MRSA Henneghan, C Phillips, A Courtney - The breast journal, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Younger women experience greater chemotherapy related toxicities compared to older
counterparts, 1 and with a longer natural lifespan, have more time for toxicities to arise …

The self-reported perceptions of the repercussions of the disease and its treatments on daily life for young women with breast cancer and their partners

A Congard, V Christophe, C Duprez… - Journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: This study aimed to compare the self-reported perceptions of the repercussions of
the disease and its treatments and emotional distress in young women with breast cancer …