Social isolation linked to higher mortality rates in breast cancer
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Social isolation linked to higher mortality rates in breast cancer

Women with breast cancer who are more socially isolated have higher rates of recurrence and mortality than women with larger social networks, new study results suggest.

Nursing Standard. 31, 20, 16-16. doi: 10.7748/ns.31.20.16.s18

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