The effect of anxiety on breast cancer patients
Cancer is a disease wherein abnormal cells divide without control and are able to attack other tissues. Most of the patients and their families face some degree of depression, anxiety, and fear when cancer becomes a part of their lives. They feel helpless and eager to find ways on how to get rid of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2012;volume=34;issue=2;spage=119;epage=123;aulast=Baqutayan |
| Summary: | Cancer is a disease wherein abnormal cells divide without control and are able to attack other tissues. Most of the patients and their families face some degree of depression, anxiety, and fear when cancer becomes a part of their lives. They feel helpless and eager to find ways on how to get rid of it. The study focuses on anxiety among breast cancer patients. It aims at investigating cancer, its symptoms, and effects the disease has on the anxiety level of patients. |
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| ISSN: | 0253-7176 |