JOURNAL OF BUON, cilt.22, sa.1, ss.208-213, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)
Purpose: Each year, 12.7 million people learn that they have cancer and 8.2 million people die of= cancer worldwide. Cancer is a major public health issue which causes fundamental changes in the lives of patients and their families. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the lives of patients after diagnosis and determine the changes in their lifestyles.