Psychiatric Disorder in Women with Early Stage and Advanced Breast Cancer: a Comparative Analysis

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Authors

David W. Kissane · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Brenda Grabsch · University of Melbourne

Anthony W. Love · La Trobe University

David M. Clarke · Monash Medical Centre

Sidney Bloch · University of Melbourne

Graeme C. Smith · Monash Medical Centre

Abstract

The rates of psychosocial distress are high, and similar, across patients with both early and advanced stage breast cancer, although the illness related causes of distress are different. These data present a challenge to clinical services to provide a comprehensive range of support services to ameliorate this distress.

Topics & Keywords

Cancer survivorship and care Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 38, Issue 5, pp. 320-326

DOI: 10.1080/j.1440-1614.2004.01358.x

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