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Breast Cancer
Social Disconnection in African American Women With Breast Cancer
March 7th, 2009
Findings released at the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) 10th National Conference on Cancer Nursing Research reveal that isolation was the strongest predictor of social disconnection in African American women with breast cancer. The study, presented by Sue Heiney, PhD, RN, CS, FAAN, of the Palmetto Health South Carolina Cancer Center in Columbia, SC, described the concept of social disconnection and the sociocultural influences that may impact it using data from 124 African American women with breast cancer enrolled in a National Cancer Institute-funded study which was institutional review board-approved. "Social disconnection, the sense of being cut off from significant...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-03-07)
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