Chemotherapie: Offener Zugang

Chemotherapie: Offener Zugang
Offener Zugang

ISSN: 2167-7700

Abstrakt

Problems in Breast Cancer Patients: A Review.

Depression; Anxiety; Self image; Coping; Relationship issues; Quality of life; Social support

Breast cancer is second most prevalent type of cancer and is equally
common in developing as well as developed countries (American
Cancer Society, 2013). Despite favorable survival in developed
countries, the most frequent cause of cancer deaths in women is
still breast cancer, in developed as well as in developing countries
(GLOBOCAN: International Agency for Research on Cancer, 2008).
The treatment expenditure of breast cancer is a burden not only for
people diagnosed with cancer but also for their families and society as
a whole. According to American Cancer Society (2010) breast cancer
is one of the top three types of cancer that caused the most economic
impact ($88 billion)

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