Open AccessDetermining the Concerns of Breast Cancer Survivors to Inform Practice
Author(s) -
Gek Phin Chua,
Quan Sing Ng,
Hiang Khoon Tan,
Whee Sze Ong
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
asia-pacific journal of oncology nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2349-6673
pISSN - 2347-5625
DOI - 10.4103/apjon.apjon_26_20
Subject(s) - breast cancer , survivorship curve , medicine , cancer , logistic regression , quality of life (healthcare) , cancer survivorship , odds ratio , cancer survivor , family medicine , gerontology , demography , nursing , sociology
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women across all ethnicities, accounting for almost one in three incident cancers in female, and the leading cause of mortality in Singapore. Literature reveals that survivors of breast cancer have many concerns, and these concerns can linger on for decades. The primary aim of this secondary analysis was to establish the concerns of breast cancer survivors and use the data to inform practice.