What happens to the family when a young (<50) woman is diagnosed with breast cancer?

• Main Authors: Coyne, Elisabeth, Wollin, Judy, Stewart, Donald, Batkin, Judy
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: Congress Reykjavik 2009
• Subjects: Clinical Nursing: Secondary (Acute Care); Queensland; Griffith; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10072/31546

The purpose of this study was to understand the strengths and resources younger women and their family members use to live with a diagnosis of breast cancer. Each year approximately 2100 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in Queensland and it is the most common diagnosis of cancer for women unde...