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Caring for breast cancer patients takes economic, emotional toll.
2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The vital role played by family caregivers in supporting dying cancer patients is well recognized, but the burden and economic impact on caregivers is poorly understood.
In the June 2004 issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal, E. Grunfeld and colleagues present the results of their prospective study of 89 caregivers of women with advanced breast cancer for 3 years or until the patient's death.
They found that, as patients moved into the last stages of their illness, greater proportion of caregivers became depressed (30%) and experienced a higher level of burden (26.2%) than the patients (9% and 19%, respectively).
A significant proportion of caregivers had to miss ...
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- Magazine article from: Women's Health Weekly Nichols, Sonia October 24, 2002 700+ words
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- Phase II study of Tarceva initiated in non-small cell lung cancer patients.
- Magazine article from: Women's Health Weekly April 15, 2004 700+ words
...global function of cancer patients according to their...quality of life for cancer patients worldwide. This article...prepared by Women's Health Weekly editors from staff...Copyright 2004, Women's Health Weekly via NewsRx.com...
- Financial assistance program launched for cancer patients facing infertility.
- Magazine article from: Women's Health Weekly October 28, 2004 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: Women's Health Weekly September 2, 2004 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: Women's Health Weekly April 29, 2004 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: Women's Health Weekly April 2, 2009 700+ words
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- A new assay detects MGB1 transcript in the blood of breast cancer patients.
- Magazine article from: Women's Health Weekly March 4, 2004 700+ words
...peripheral blood of breast cancer patients, which may have...peripheral blood of breast cancer patients, especially in clinically...peripheral blood of breast cancer patients. Int J Cancer...prepared by Women's Health Weekly editors from staff...