Who am I? Reflections on self-image among patients with cancer in clinical trials.
@article{Ulrich2013WhoAI,
title={Who am I? Reflections on self-image among patients with cancer in clinical trials.},
author={Connie M. Ulrich},
journal={Clinical journal of oncology nursing},
year={2013},
volume={17 6},
pages={
E68-70
}
}Patients with cancer who participate in research face difficult challenges. Their lives change in many ways, and they often question their self-image. Self-image includes how patients see themselves and who they want to become. The current commentary addresses the issue of self-image in patients with cancer who participate in clinical trials and how their sense of who they were changes as they shift from patients with cancer to research participants. Patients with cancer who participate in…
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