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Breast Cancer
Breast cancer diagnosis brought couples closer
July 14th, 2005
Scientists reported breast cancer brought couples closer. "Although some couples report an improved relationship since coping with breast cancer together, little quantitative information exists about this phenomenon. We assessed extent to which both couple members report that breast cancer brought them closer and characteristics that predicted this," researchers in Canada reported. "This prospective study was based on all women with newly diagnosed nonmetastatic disease first treated during recruitment in four Quebec hospitals, in addition to their spouses. Participation was 87% among eligible patients and 91% among spouses of participating patients....
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-07-14)
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