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Breast Cancer
Support activities benefit patients during the year following cancer diagnosis
September 29th, 2005
Support and education activities have been shown to benefit patients during the year following breast cancer diagnosis. "To find the most effective methods of providing social support for women diagnosed with breast cancer," investigators from the United States" tested the effectiveness of a telephone social support and education intervention to promote emotional and interpersonal adaptation to breast cancer." "The study design was a "multi-site, two-group experimental study with repeated measures," E. A. Coleman and colleagues reported. The Arkansas sample consisted of 106 women who entered the study 2 to 4 weeks postsurgery for nonmetastatic breast...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-09-29)
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