Journal article
Prevalence of emotional distress in newly diagnosed lung cancer patients
Abstract
Goals of workDistress is defined by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network as a multifactorial unpleasant emotional experience of a psychological, social, and/or spiritual nature that may interfere with the ability to cope effectively with cancer. We investigated the prevalence and associated symptoms of distress in newly diagnosed lung cancer patients.Patients and methodsBetween November 2005 and July 2007, 98 newly diagnosed lung cancer …
Authors
Steinberg T; Roseman M; Kasymjanova G; Dobson S; Lajeunesse L; Dajczman E; Kreisman H; MacDonald N; Agulnik J; Cohen V
Journal
Supportive Care in Cancer, Vol. 17, No. 12,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2009
DOI
10.1007/s00520-009-0614-6
ISSN
0941-4355