Body image and self-esteem in women subjected to radical mastectomy.

Aim: To study the body image built by patients with breast cancer after surgery, radical mastectomy and partial mastectomy, related to body parts directly involved in surgery and not directly related to it, and to investigate how this image affects bodily self-esteem. <br />Method: Our sample...

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Main Authors: Marta Segura-Valverde, Rebeca García-Nieto, Luis Ángel Saúl Gutiérrez
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2014-06-01
Series:Psicooncologia
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Online Access:http://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/PSIC/article/view/44916