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Breast Cancer
Model of growth may help psychosocial treatment in breast cancer survivors
January 20th, 2005
A model of growth may increase the effectiveness of psychosocial treatment in breast cancer survivors. "Breast cancer presents both danger and opportunity. Most survivors report perceptions of benefits or posttraumatic growth (PTG), in the aftermath of the struggle with breast cancer," wrote T. Weiss. "This study identified social context variables associated with personal growth among 72 married, early-stage survivors." "Bivariate analyses revealed that the more women perceived their husbands as supportive, the more they reported PTG. Likewise, women reporting contact with a breast cancer survivor who perceived benefits from the...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-01-20)
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