PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To determine the effect that age at diagnosis has on fear of breast cancer recurrence and to identify the predictors of fear of recurrence using self-efficacy as a mediator. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. SETTING Two university cancer centers and one cooperative group in the midwestern United States. SAMPLE 1,128 long-term survivors. METHODS Survivors were eligible if...

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This article reviews the recent experience of adult survivor annuitants under the Federal civil service retirement program. Data are presented for such persons in terms of their status in December 1975 as primary beneficiaries, secondary beneficiaries, or nonbeneficiaries under the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program. Analysis reveals that 63 percent of the survivor ann...

The optimal strategy for ventilator-associated pneumonia remains controversial. To clarify the tradeoffs involved, we performed a decision analysis. Strategies evaluated included antibiotic therapy with and without diagnostic testing. Tests that were explored included endotracheal aspirates, bronchoscopy with protected brush or bronchoalveolar lavage, and nonbronchoscopic mini-bronchoalveolar l...

introduction: cancer and its treatments have a significant effect on the quality of life (qol) of people who suffer from cancer. nursing consultation involving cancer survivors might be beneficial for other patients as they successfully managed and lived with cancer. but controversies still exist in the research findings as how nursing consultation involving cancer survivors might influence oth...