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Breast Cancer
Information needs of women with early breast cancer diagnosis identified
September 29th, 2005
The information needs of women with early breast cancer diagnosis were identified in a clinical trial. "The use of chemotherapy and endocrine therapies in the treatment of premenopausal women carries with it reproductive and gynecologic implications that young women may find distressing and discordant with plans for childbearing," stated researchers in Australia. A "multicenter study aimed to investigate fertility-and menopause-related information needs among young women with a diagnosis of early-stage breast cancer." B. Thewes and colleagues described their study: "Two hundred twenty-eight women with a diagnosis of early-stage breast cancer who were...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-09-29)
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