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Breast Cancer
Scientists at Emory University publish new data on breast cancer
June 18th, 2009
According to recent research from the United States, "Young women with breast cancer face a more aggressive disease and lower survival rate compared with those who are older, thereby confronting the potential finitude of life or transitoriness at a time when they are establishing their careers, developing partnerships, and building families. Little is known about the perspectives of. young women with breast cancer in how they consider issues of their own mortality." "Patients with stage I to III breast cancer aged 39 years and younger who were diagnosed within the last year (N = 16) were included in this qualitative study, which was a secondary analysis of texts written...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-06-18)
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