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Symptom burden, Psychosocial Distress, Resilience and Health-Related Quality of Life in Women with Metastatic Breast Cancer Receiving Contemporary Systemic Therapy

Sep 2026 · medRxiv · 0 citations
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The need of resilience interventions that prioritize anxiety and depression screening, mental health referral, and distress focused supportive care alongside symptom management for this population of women with metastatic breast cancer is highlighted.

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