This study examined potential factors associated with psychological distress in cancer
patients and survivors. The study focused on demographics, health hardships, living …

Introduction Population-based estimates of emotional distress in cancer survivors are
lacking, and little is known about specific correlates of clinically meaningful distress …

Psychological distress is considered to be common as patients with cancer move beyond
their diagnosis and into intensive treatment. However, the absolute prevalence of elevated …

Purpose: The goal of this project was to determine the prevalence of psychological distress
among a large sample of cancer patients (n= 4496). In addition, variations in distress among …

Identifying risk factors for psychological distress in patients with cancer may help providers
more efficiently screen, identify, and manage distress. This article presents predictors of …

Over 40% of Americans are at risk for developing cancer during their lifetime. Technological
advances have resulted in improved survival rates. The uncertainty associated with the …

The degree of psychosocial distress experienced by 15 cancer patients with newly
diagnosed metastatic disease and their spouses was investigated. Of interest were mean …

Distress in cancer patients is one of the most important and prevalent psychosocial aspects
in the clinical care for patients and their families. During recent years we have witnessed a …

220 Background: As survival rates increase among cancer patients, quality of life needs
become more salient. Cancer Support Source (CSS) is a distress screening, referral and …

This article reviews the literature on psychological distress in cancer patients. Cancer
patients experience psychological difficulties similar to those of patients with other chronic …