Psychological repercussions related to brachytherapy treatment in women with gynecological cancer: analysis of production from 1987 to 2007 Repercusiones psicológicas relacionadas al tratamiento de braquiterapia en mujeres con cáncer ginecológico: un análisis de la producción de 1987 a 2007 Repercussões psicológicas relacionadas ao tratamento de braquiterapia em mulheres com câncer ginecológico: análise da produção de 1987 a 2007

One of the radiotherapeutic modalities for gynecological cancer treatment is brachytherapy, characterized by the placement of radioactive materials near the tumor. This treatment can bring side effects for patients. Due to the emotional issues involved, the objective of this research was to apprehen...

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Main Authors:	Gisele Curi de Barros, Renata Curi Labate
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo 2008-12-01
Series:	Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
Subjects:	braquiterapia psicología literatura de revisión como asunto psicologia literatura de revisão como assunto brachytherapy psychology review literature as topic
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692008000600018