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Breast Cancer
New perspective on breast cancer revealed
June 9th, 2005
Discussion on the benefits of breast cancer was aimed to aid patient coping. "Cancer patients experience positive as well as adverse consequences from cancer diagnosis and treatment. The work reported here was part of an effort to characterize the experiences of benefit finding in breast cancer patients," researchers in the United States reported. "A sample of 230 early-stage breast cancer patients completed a set of benefit finding items in the year post-surgery. This measure was then related to measures of concurrent coping, several aspects of psychosocial well-being, demographic variables, and several other personality traits," explained K.R....
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-06-09)
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