Differences in symptom clusters before and twelve months after breast cancer surgery
Given the inter-relatedness among symptoms, research efforts are focused on an evaluation of symptom clusters. The purposes of this study were to evaluate for differences in the number and types of menopausal-related symptom clusters assessed prior to and at 12-months after surgery using ratings of occurrence and severity and to evaluate for changes in these symptom clusters over time.
Source: European Journal of Oncology Nursing - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Melissa Mazor, Janine K. Cataldo, Kathryn Lee, Anand Dhruva, Bruce Cooper, Steven M. Paul, Kimberly Topp, Betty J. Smoot, Laura B. Dunn, Jon D. Levine, Yvette P. Conley, Christine Miaskowski Source Type: research