Breast cancer, psychological distress and life events among young women
Open Access
- 22 August 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Cancer
- Vol. 8 (1) , 245
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-8-245
Abstract
Since 1983, studies have suggested an interaction between the severe life events, psychological distress and the etiology of Cancer. However, these associations are still under dispute.Keywords
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