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Ondansetron plus metopimazine compared with ondansetron plus metopimazine plus prednisolone as antiemetic prophylaxis in patients receiving multiple cycles of moderately emetogenic chemotherapy.
Sigsgaard T, Herrstedt J, Handberg J, Kjaer M, Dombernowsky P. J Clin Oncol. 2001;19:2091-7.

Exercise reduces daily fatigue in women with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy.
Schwartz AL, Mori M, Gao R, NAIL And LM, King ME. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2001;33:718-23.

A Comparison of Breast Cancer Secondary Prevention Activities and Satisfaction with Access and Communication Issues in Women 50 and over.
Roberts RA, Birch NJ. Prev Med. 2001;32:348-58.

The use of between-methods triangulation in cancer nursing research: a case study examining information sources for partners of women with breast cancer.
Rees CE, Bath PA. Cancer Nurs. 2001;24:104-11.

A family history of breast cancer: women's experiences from a theoretical perspective.
Rees G, Fry A, Cull A. Soc Sci Med. 2001;52:1433-40.

Quality of life in breast cancer patients - Not enough attention for long-term survivors?
Holzner B, Kemmler G, Kopp M, et al. Psychosomatics. 42(2):117-123, 2001 Mar-Apr.

A body image scale for use with cancer patients.
Hopwood P, Fletcher I, Lee A, Ghazal SA. European Journal of Cancer. 37(2):189-197, 2001 Jan.

Insomnia in the context of cancer: A review of a neglected problem [Review].
Savard J, Morin CM. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 19(3):895-908, 2001 Feb 1.

Patient preference for cancer therapy: An overview of measurement approaches.
Stiggelbout AM, de Haes JCJM. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 19(1):220-230, 2001 Jan 1.

Clinical relevance of single item quality of life indicators in cancer clinical trials.
Bernhard J, Sullivan M, Hurny C, Coates AS, Rudenstam CM. Br J Cancer. 2001;84:1156-65.

Relation between socioeconomic status and tumour stage in patients with breast, colorectal, ovarian, and lung cancer: results from four national, population based studies.
Brewster DH, Thomson CS, Hole DJ, Black RJ, Stroner PL, Gillis CR. BMJ. 2001;322:830-1.

Caring demands and delay in seeking care in African American women newly diagnosed with breast cancer: an ethnographic, photographic study.
Gates MF, Lackey NR, Brown G. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2001;28:529-37.

Factors related to sexual function in postmenopausal women with a history of breast cancer.
Greendale GA, Petersen L, Zibecchi L, Ganz PA. Menopause. 2001;8:111-9.

African American women's experiences with the initial discovery, diagnosis, and treatment of breast cancer.
Lackey NR, Gates MF, Brown G. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2001;28:519-27.

Quality of life as an outcome measure in surgical oncology.
Langenhoff BS, Krabbe PF, Wobbes T, Ruers TJ.
Br J Surg. 2001;88:643-52.

Age bias: a cause of underutilization of breast conservation treatment.
Madan AK, Aliabadi-Wahle S, Beech DJ. J Cancer Educ. 2001;16:29-32.

Alternative therapies

Evaluation of Estrogenic Activity of Plant Extracts for the Potential Treatment of Menopausal Symptoms.
Liu J, Burdette JE, Xu H, et al. J Agric Food Chem. 2001;49:2472-2479.

Assessment of outcomes at alternative medicine cancer clinics: A feasibility study.
Richardson MA, Russell NC, Sanders T, Barrett R, Salveson C. Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine. 7(1):19-32, 2001 Feb.

Complementary and alternative medicine in early-stage breast cancer [Review].
Tagliaferri M, Cohen I, Tripathy D. Seminars in Oncology. 28(1):121-134, 2001 Feb.

Use of Iscador, an extract of European mistletoe (Viscum album), in cancer treatment: prospective nonrandomized and randomized matched-pair studies nested within a cohort study.
Grossarth-Maticek R, Kiene H, Baumgartner SM, Ziegler R. Altern Ther Health Med. 2001;7:57-66, 68-72, 74-6 passim.

Regular consumption of green tea and the risk of breast cancer recurrence: follow-up study from the Hospital-based Epidemiologic Research Program at Aichi Cancer Center (HERPACC), Japan.
Inoue M, Tajima K, Mizutani M, et al. Cancer Lett. 2001;167:175-82.

Randomized trial of black cohosh for the treatment of hot flashes among women with a history of breast cancer.
Jacobson JS, Troxel AB, Evans J, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2001;19:2739-45.

Do dietary phytoestrogens influence susceptibility to hormone-dependent cancer by disrupting the metabolism of endogenous oestrogens?
Kirk CJ, Harris RM, Wood DM, Waring RH, Hughes PJ. Biochem Soc Trans. 2001;29:209-16.

Estrogen Receptor beta -Selective Transcriptional Activity and Recruitment of Coregulators by Phytoestrogens.
An J, Tzagarakis-Foster C, Scharschmidt TC, Lomri N, Leitman DC. J Biol Chem. 2001;276:17808-14.

Financial

Long-term breast cancer survivors: confidentiality, disclosure, effects on work and insurance.
Stewart DE, Cheung AM, Duff S, et al.
Psychooncology. 2001;10:259-63.

Measuring the incremental cost of clinical cancer research.
Goldman DP, Schoenbaum ML, Potosky AL, et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 19(1):105-110, 2001 Jan 1.

Reducing the cost of diagnosis of breast carcinoma - Impact of ultrasound and imaging-guided biopsies on a clinical breast practice.
Rubin E, Mennemeyer ST, Desmond RA, et al. Cancer. 91(2):324-332, 2001 Jan 15.

Cost comparison of mastectomy versus breast-conserving therapy for early-stage breast cancer.
Barlow WE, Taplin SH, Yoshida CK, Buist DS, Seger D, Brown M. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2001;93:447-55.

Impact of clinical trials on the cost of cancer care.
Chirikos TN, Ruckdeschel JC, Krischer JP. Med Care. 2001;39:373-83.

Cost of genetic counseling and testing for brca1 and brca2 breast cancer susceptibility mutations.
Lawrence WF, Peshkin BN, Liang W, Isaacs C, Lerman C, Mandelblatt JS. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2001;10:475-81.

Psychosocial issues

Risk, severity and predictors of physical and psychological morbidity after axillary lymph node dissection for breast cancer.
Ververs JM, Roumen RM, Vingerhoets AJ, et al. Eur J Cancer. 2001;37:991-9.

Quality of life and breast cancer: relationship to psychosocial variables.
Shapiro SL, Lopez AM, Schwartz GE, et al. J Clin Psychol. 2001;57:501-19.

Coping with breast cancer: Patient, spouse, and dyad models.
Ben-Zur H, Gilbar O, Lev S. Psychosomatic Medicine. 63(1):32-39, 2001 Jan-Feb.

The psychosocial impact of bilateral prophylactic mastectomy: prospective study using questionnaires and semistructured interviews.
Hatcher MB, Fallowfield L, A'Hern R. BMJ. 322(7278):76-79, 2001 Jan 13.

Decision support for patients with early-stage breast cancer: effects of an interactive breast cancer CDROM on treatment decision, satisfaction, and quality of life.
Molenaar S, Sprangers MA, Rutgers EJ, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2001;19:1676-87.

Coping with grim news from genetic tests.
Horowitz M, Sundin E, Zanko A, Lauer R. Psychosomatics.
42(2):100-105, 2001 Mar-Apr.

Social support as a buffer to the psychological impact of stressful life events in women with breast cancer.
Kornblith AB, Herndon JE, Zuckerman E, et al. Cancer. 91(2):443-454, 2001 Jan 15.

Predicting mood disorders in breast cancer patients.
Morasso G, Costantini M, Viterbori P, et al. European Journal of Cancer. 37(2):216-223, 2001 Jan.

Predicting anxiety and depression among cancer patients: a clinical model.
Nordin K, Berglund C, Glimelius B, Sjoden PO. European Journal of Cancer. 37(3):376-384, 2001 Feb.

Psychophysiologic assessment of posttraumatic stress disorder in breast cancer patients.
Pitman RK, Lanes DM, Williston SK, et al.
Psychosomatics. 42(2):133-140, 2001 Mar-Apr.

The role of psychosocial factors in the development of breast carcinoma: Part II - Life event stressors, social support, defense style, and emotional control and their interactions.
Price MA, Tennant CC, Butow PN, et al. Cancer. 91(4):686-697, 2001 Feb 15.

Information needs of patients with cancer: results from a large study in UK cancer centres.
Jenkins V, Fallowfield L, Saul J. British Journal of Cancer. 84(1):48-51, 2001 Jan 5.

Structured exercise improves physical functioning in women with stages I and II breast cancer: Results of a randomized controlled trial.
Segal R, Evans W, Johnson D, et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 19(3):657-665, 2001 Feb 1.

Fatigue in disease-free cancer patients compared with fatigue in patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
Servaes P, van der Werf S, Prins J, Verhagen S, Bleijenberg G. Supportive Care in Cancer. 9(1):11-17, 2001 Jan.

How successful are oncologists in identifying patient distress, perceived social support, and need for psychosocial counselling?
Sollner W, DeVries A, Steixner E, et al. British Journal of Cancer. 84(2):179-185, 2001 Jan 19.

Depression burden, self-help interventions, and side effect experience in women receiving treatment for breast cancer.
Badger TA, Braden CJ, Mishel MH. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2001;28:567-74.

Patient-health care provider communication during chemotherapy treatment: the perspectives of women with breast cancer.
Bakker DA, Fitch MI, Gray R, Reed E, Bennett J. Patient Educ Couns. 2001;43:61-71.

Psychosocial care in family cancer clinics in The Netherlands: a brief report.
Bleiker EM, Grosfeld FJ, Hahn DE, Honing C. Patient Educ Couns. 2001;43:205-9.

Spiritual resources of Chinese immigrants with breast cancer in the USA.
Chiu L. Int J Nurs Stud. 2001;38:175-84.

Supportive-expressive group therapy and distress in patients with metastatic breast cancer: a randomized clinical intervention trial.
Classen C, Butler LD, Koopman C, et al. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2001;58:494-501.

Psychosocial issues following a positive result of genetic testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations: findings from a focus group and a needs-assessment survey.
Di Prospero LS, Seminsky M, Honeyford J, et al. CMAJ. 2001;164:1005-9.

Tamoxifen for the prevention of breast cancer: psychosocial impact on women participating in two randomized controlled trials.
Fallowfield L, Fleissig A, Edwards R, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2001;19:1885-92.

Psychological aspects of cancer screening in high-risk populations.
Kash KM, Dabney MK. Med Pediatr Oncol. 2001;36:519-24.

Fatigue and hope: Relationships to psychosocial adjustment in korean women with breast cancer.
Lee EH. Appl Nurs Res. 2001;14:87-93.

 

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