## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Women with breast carcinoma commonly experience psychologic distress following their diagnosis. Women who participate in breast cancer support groups have reported significant reduction in their psychologic distress and pain and improvement in the quality of their lives.
Evaluation of support groups for women with breast cancer: importance of the navigator role
β Scribed by James E Till
- Book ID
- 119902311
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 486 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1477-7525
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