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Factors associated with depression symptoms in women after breast cancer.

Leonessa BoingGustavo Soares PereiraCamila da Cruz Ramos de AraujoFabiana Flores SperandioMonique da Silva Gevaerd LochAnke BergmannAdriano Ferreti BorgattoAdriana Coutinho de Azevedo Guimarães
Published in: Revista de saude publica (2019)
Age, educational attainment, diagnosis of other diseases, type of surgery, lymphedema, self-esteem, and body image were factors associated with the presence of depression symptoms in Brazilian women after breast cancer. Health professionals should be aware of these relationships and try to detect depression symptoms earlier and improve the care they provide to these women.
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