Informational and emotional needs of long‐term survivors of breast cancer

CG Vivar, A McQueen - Journal of advanced nursing, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Aims. This paper presents a review of the informational and emotional needs of long‐term
breast cancer survivors, with particular attention to the different needs of women according …

'Dropped from the system': the experiences and challenges of long‐term breast cancer survivors

H Matthews, H Semper - Journal of advanced nursing, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aims The aim of this study was to explore breast cancer patients' experiences during
survivorship. Particular attention is given to the role of specialist breast care nurses in …

A mixed‐methods study to explore the supportive care needs of breast cancer survivors

KKF Cheng, HL Cheng, WH Wong, C Koh - Psycho‐Oncology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Needs assessment is the essence of quality cancer survivorship care. The aim of
this study was to explore the supportive care needs of breast cancer survivors (BCS) in the …

Breast cancer survivors: information and support after treatment

M Cappiello, RS Cunningham… - Clinical nursing …, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Women living with and beyond breast cancer have special health care needs. Persistent
physical and psychological symptoms such as fatigue, pain, sleep disturbances, and fear of …

Assessment of unmet needs among survivors of breast cancer

B Thewes, P Butow, A Girgis… - Journal of psychosocial …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Published literature on survivors of breast cancer suggests that a small subset of survivors
will develop moderate-to-severe psychopathology. The current study aimed to develop and …

The psychosocial needs of breast cancer survivors; a qualitative study of the shared and unique needs of younger versus older survivors

B Thewes, P Butow, A Girgis… - … ‐Oncology: Journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Due to improvements in medical treatment and survival following breast cancer, researchers
have turned their attention to investigating the needs of breast cancer survivors. There is …

Breast cancer survivors' supportive care needs 2–10 years after diagnosis

K Hodgkinson, P Butow, GE Hunt, S Pendlebury… - Supportive Care in …, 2007 - Springer
Goals of the work A significant proportion of breast cancer patients experience psychosocial
morbidity after treatment, although their longer-term outcomes and supportive care service …

“From patient to survivor”: women's experience with breast cancer after 5 years

SY Fang, KT Lee - Cancer nursing, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background: Women who have survived breast cancer for 5 years without recurrence are
not subject to active follow-up because of limited resources. Their life experiences more than …

A review of psychosocial needs of breast‐cancer patients and their relatives

S Schmid‐Büchi, RJG Halfens, T Dassen… - Journal of clinical …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Aim. To identify the psychosocial needs of breast‐cancer patients and their relatives along
with factors affecting these needs and to develop a tentative model to guide further research …

The lived experience of surviving breast cancer.

J Pelusi - Oncology nursing forum, 1997 - europepmc.org
Conclusions Surviving breast cancer evokes many feelings and concerns for the women
and those around them. By identifying, acknowledging, and addressing these feelings and …