Ending treatment: the course of emotional adjustment and quality of life among breast cancer survivors immediately following radiation therapy
- 31 March 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Supportive Care in Cancer
- Vol. 13 (12) , 1018-1026
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-005-0801-z
Abstract
This study investigated changes in psychological adjustment and quality of life among breast cancer patients following completion of radiation therapy.Keywords
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