Although there has been considerable progress in reducing cancer incidence in the United
States, the number of cancer survivors continues to increase due to the aging and growth of …

This Review discusses physiological, emotional, behavioural, and cognitive aspects of
psychological adjustment to chronic illness. Reviewing the reports of the past decade, we …

How do people cope with stressful experiences? What makes a coping strategy effective for
a particular individual? This volume comprehensively examines the nature of psychosocial …

Interest in the phenomenon of perceived growth following highly stressful experiences
continues to proliferate. Already there is abundant evidence that perceptions of growth are …

Chronic diseases carry important psychological and social consequences that demand
significant psychological adjustment. The literature is providing increasingly nuanced …

Objective The objective of this study is to describe major findings on posttraumatic growth
(PTG) in cancer, by analyzing its various definitions, assessment tools, and examining its …

The number of long‐term cancer survivors (≥ 5 years after diagnosis) in the US continues to
rise, with more than 10 million Americans now living with a history of cancer. Along with such …

The number of individuals living with a history of cancer is estimated at 13.7 million in the
United States and is expected to rise with the aging of the population. With expanding …

Reflecting on the profound personal changes he has observed in himself and in his life
since the suicidal death of his son five years ago, a 58-year-old father observes: As a result …

Cancer survivors' efforts at meaning making may influence the extent to which they
successfully make meaning from their experience (ie, experience posttraumatic growth, find …