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Psychosocial interventions in breast cancer
Author(s) -
Kaufmann Peter G.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.24659
Subject(s) - psychosocial , medicine , breast cancer , psychological intervention , cancer , clinical trial , psychiatry
A broad literature supports the importance of lifestyle, stress, and other psychosocial variables as independent risk factors for cancer and other diseases. To alleviate their effects, progress can be made through well‐designed clinical trials.