"If we get too close to your bones they'll go brittle": women's initial fears about radiotherapy for early breast cancer

Abstract Introduction: Radiotherapy is a common treatment for breast cancer. However, previous studies have shown that women who present for radiotherapy fear its use and associated side effects. The aims of this study were to develop further understanding of breast cancer patients' fears of ra...

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Main Authors: Halkett, Georgia, Kristjanson, Linda, Lobb, Elizabeth
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley InterScience 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46163