Quality of life in breast cancer survivors: implications for developing support services. - Abstract
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Abstract Purpose/Objectives: To determine the relationship between contextual variables,
emotional state, and quality of life (QOL) now and expectations for the future in survivors of …

The aims of this study were to examine the differences between older and younger breast
cancer survivors in perceived social support, uncertainty, quality of life (QOL), and selected …

Background: Post-treatment survivorship has not been extensively studied, despite long-
standing evidence that after breast cancer treatment, women need continuing support to …

Almost 2 million breast cancer survivors reside in the United States. An increase in
consumer advocacy and media attention to this disease has helped bring breast cancer …

Background: Women with breast cancer are the largest group of female survivors of cancer.
There is limited information about the long-term quality of life (QOL) in disease-free breast …

Purpose This study was conducted to determine the relationship between social support,
extent of breast cancer surgery, length of time since surgery, geographic location, and …

This article explores long-term survivorship (5 years or longer) through focus group
discussions with women who have experienced breast cancer. The data revealed four major …

The authors developed a quality-of-life measure specific to long-term breast cancer
survivors. Participants were women diagnosed with early-stage disease≥ 7 years …

Longitudinal data from 195 breast cancer survivors were used to identify factors affecting the
level and rate of change in quality of life after completion of treatment. Women were …