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Body Change Stress
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Body change stress refers to subjective psychological
stress that accompanies women’s negative and distressing
thoughts, emotions, and behaviors resultant from breast
cancer and breast surgeries. Body change stress is manifest with traumatic stress-like symptoms. |
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| References | PubMed ID | Comment |
| Frierson GM, Thiel DL, Andersen BL. Body change stress for women with breast cancer: the Breast-Impact of Treatment Scale. Ann Behav Med. 2006 Aug;32(1):77-81. | 16827632 | |
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| (Last Updated: 5/18/2010 1:49:03 PM by Barbara Andersen) |