Quality of life and illness experiences among metastatic breast cancer women undergoing chemotherapy in Beijing: a mixed methods study

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Quality of life and illness experiences among metastatic breast cancer women undergoing chemotherapy in Beijing: a mixed methods study

Metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is an incurable illness with a median survival time ranging between 2 to 4 years following diagnosis. Research to date has limited focused on Chinese MBC women’s quality of life (QoL) and illness experiences. Thus, this study aimed to explore QoL and disease experience...

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Main Author:	Yiqiang , Guo
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2017
Subjects:	RC254-282 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)
Online Access:	http://eprints.usm.my/42922/ http://eprints.usm.my/42922/1/Dr._Guo_Yiqiang-24_pages.pdf

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