A patient's journey: living with breast cancer

Brooks relates her experiences as a survivor of breast cancer. She describes the cancer patient's journey as "a true roller coaster." At the time she began her treatment in 1991, there was little in the way of support and information for patients in the UK.

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Published inBMJ Vol. 333; no. 7557; pp. 31 - 33
Main Author Brooks, J. J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London British Medical Journal Publishing Group 01.07.2006
British Medical Association
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
BMJ Publishing Group
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
EditionInternational edition
Subjects
Anecdotes as Topic
Biological and medical sciences
Breast cancer
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - therapy
Breastfeeding
Cancer
Chemotherapy
Female
General aspects
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Hair
Health education
Hope
Humans
Mammary gland diseases
Mastectomy
Medical personnel
Medical sciences
Narratives
Neoplasia
Patient Satisfaction
Physician-Patient Relations
Practice
Quality of care
Radiotherapy
Tumors
United Kingdom
UK
Human
Medicine
Mammary gland diseases
Patient
Breast cancer
Mammary gland
Malignant tumor
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Summary:Brooks relates her experiences as a survivor of breast cancer. She describes the cancer patient's journey as "a true roller coaster." At the time she began her treatment in 1991, there was little in the way of support and information for patients in the UK.
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Competing interests: None declared.
ISSN:0959-8138
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1468-5833
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DOI:10.1136/bmj.333.7557.31