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Helplessness/hopelessness, minimization and optimism predict survival in women with invasive ovarian cancer: a role for targeted support during initial treatment decision-making?

Women with advanced ovarian cancer generally have a poor prognosis but there is significant variability in survival despite similar disease characteristics and treatment regimens. The aim of this study was to determine whether psychosocial factors predict survival in women with ovarian cancer, controlling for potential confounders.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/615616
Date06 1900
CreatorsPrice, Melanie A, Butow, Phyllis N, Bell, Melanie L, deFazio, Anna, Friedlander, Michael, Fardell, Joanna E, Protani, Melinda M, Webb, Penelope M
ContributorsUniv Arizona, Mel & Enid Zuckerman Coll Publ Hlth, Div Epidemiol & Biostat
PublisherSpringer
Source SetsUniversity of Arizona
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeArticle
Rights© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2016
Relationhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00520-015-3070-5

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