Sentences with phrase «distress of a cancer diagnosis»
«In some cases, a low volume of less aggressive prostate cancer may not necessitate treatment, but even in those cases where a «treatment» is not performed in favor of active surveillance, the emotional distress of a cancer diagnosis shouldn't be underestimated,» Turini said.
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The results of this study indicate that the mental distress associated with being given a cancer diagnosis may bring about immediate and critical risks to mental and physical health,» says Dr Fang Fang, a researcher at the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Karolinska Institutet, who led the study.
«There is no standardized approach to suicide prevention in cancer patients,» says Dr. Misono, «but a willingness to listen and be open about the impact of a cancer diagnosis is likely to be an important element in identifying patients who are in distress and may be at increased risk.»
But the distress and concern of worrying about your health can be compounded by the realization that the diagnosis was delayed, allowing the cancer to grow and spread.
A review and recommendations for optimal outcome measures of anxiety, depression and general distress in studies evaluating psychosocial interventions for English - speaking adults with heterogeneous cancer diagnoses
The decreased use of maladaptive coping strategies among BSA patients in the first few months after diagnosis requires investigation, the aim being to reduce the associated distress earlier along the cancer trajectory.
Sleep disturbance, distress, and quality of life in ovarian cancer patients during the first year after diagnosis
Lynnda M. Dahlquist, Danita I. Czyzewski, Cheri L. Jones; Parents of Children with Cancer: A Longitudinal Study of Emotional Distress, Coping Style, and Marital Adjustment Two and Twenty Months After Diagnosis, Journal of Pediatric Psychology, Volume 21, Issue 4, 1 August 1996, Pages 541 — 554, https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/21.4.541
The project is a psychosocial intervention that aims to reduce psychological distress and deteriorated social functioning in both members of the couple in the months following diagnosis of early prostate cancer, and if the cancer becomes advanced.
Accordingly, the present study used latent difference score modeling with data from a large population - based sample of colorectal cancer patients to: 1) describe the trajectory of post-traumatic growth for colorectal cancer patients from soon after diagnosis to five years subsequently 2) assess the heterogeneity of a post-traumatic growth response to cancer over time and 3) describe the simultaneous and longitudinal relationships between post-traumatic growth and psychological distress after colorectal cancer.