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Self-perceived burden mediates the relationship between self-stigma and quality of life among Chinese American breast cancer survivors.

Nelson Chun Yiu YeungQian LuWinnie W S Mak
Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2019)
Self-stigma could reduce physical and emotional QoL through increasing self-perceived burden. Interventions aiming to reduce Chinese American BCS' self-stigma and perceptions of burdensomeness may facilitate improvement in QoL, which in turn promotes better cancer survivorship.
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