PURPOSE Quality of life of breast cancer survivors 8 years after diagnosis was compared
with that among similarly aged women who had never confronted cancer (controls). …

Background: Breast cancer may adversely affect work experience. We assessed whether
there was evidence of discrimination at work, defined as negative or involuntary changes in …

PURPOSE: Some women may try to cope with breast cancer by making lifestyle modifications,
possibly in the hope of improving disease outcome. We assessed extent, predictors, and …

Purpose Although some couples report an improved relationship since coping with breast
cancer together, little quantitative information exists about this phenomenon. We assessed …

BACKGROUND The goal of this study was to assess variations with age in the management
of breast carcinoma and to identify determinants of care received. METHODS A stratified …

BACKGROUND Despite numerous studies of partial mastectomy and psychologic morbidity
in the first 24 months following surgery, little is known about the long term psychosocial …

Background: Absence from work after breast cancer diagnosis may be part of the burden of
disease for women with cancer, but little research has addressed this. We examined work …

… Mélanie Drolet, Elizabeth Maunsell, Jacques Brisson, Chantal Brisson, Benoıt Mâsse,
and Luc Deschênes … Deschênes-Fabia, Hôpital du Saint- …

Background: In 1982, the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project initiated a
randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial (B-14) to determine the effectiveness of …

Background: The B-20 study of the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP)
was conducted to determine whether chemotherapy plus tamoxifen would be of …