Open AccessTransitions in Symptom Cluster Subgroups Among Men Undergoing Prostate Cancer Radiation Therapy
Author(s) -
Shan Ruff Dirksen,
Michael Belyea,
William W. Wong,
Dana R. Epstein
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
cancer nursing
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.79
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1538-9804
pISSN - 0162-220X
DOI - 10.1097/ncc.0000000000000236
Subject(s) - medicine , anxiety , depression (economics) , quality of life (healthcare) , prostate cancer , radiation therapy , physical therapy , cancer , clinical psychology , psychiatry , nursing , economics , macroeconomics
Prostate cancer is a common type of cancer worldwide and in the United States. However, little information has been reported on the symptoms of men over time who receive radiation therapy.