Psychosocial status at initiation of cancer treatment and survival

Ninety-two newly diagnosed patients with hematologic malignancies treated with chemotherapy, and 47 patients with rectal cancer treated with abdominal-perineal resection were prospectively studied to assess the relationship between mood and survival. Although psychosocial adjustment is important for...

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Published in:Journal of psychosomatic research 1990-01, Vol.34 (1990), p.189-201
Main Authors: Richardson, J L, Bisno, B, Zarnegar, Z, Levine, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer
Patients
Psychosocial factors
Survival
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Summary:Ninety-two newly diagnosed patients with hematologic malignancies treated with chemotherapy, and 47 patients with rectal cancer treated with abdominal-perineal resection were prospectively studied to assess the relationship between mood and survival. Although psychosocial adjustment is important for the quality of life experienced by cancer patients it was not related to length of survival in this study. (Abstract amended)
ISSN:0022-3999