The cancer and its treatment and its impact on the patients' life. A qualitative study

• Main Authors: Maria Gaby R de Gutiérrez (Author), Taís C Arthur (Author), Selma M da Fonseca (Author), Maria Clara C Matheus (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal Fluminense, Escola de Enfermagem Aurora de Afonso Costa, 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Offering the best level of comfort and quality of life as possible is one of the goals of nursing care for cancer patients and their family, for both the diagnosis and the treatment of cancer still causes great apprehension and suffering. Purpose: Understanding the effects of cancer and...