Sexual abuse in childhood and postoperative depression in women with breast cancer who opt for immediate reconstruction after mastectomy

INTRODUCTION: Breast reconstruction is routinely offered to women who undergo mastectomy for breast cancer. However, patient-reported outcomes are mixed. Child abuse has enduring effects on adults’ well-being and body image. As part of a study into damaging effects of abuse on adjustment to breast c...

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Main Authors: Clark, Louise, Holcombe, Christopher, Hill, Jonathan, Krespi-Boothby, Margorit Rita, Fisher, Jean, Seward, Joanna, Salmon, Peter
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal College of Surgeons of England 2010
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Reconstructive Surgery
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3293301/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21054923
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1308/003588411X12851639107593
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