Psychological distress after initial treatment of breast cancer. Assessment of potential risk factors
CancerPublished 1 July 1992Open access
Elizabeth Maunsell, Jacques Brisson, L Deschênes
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Patient and disease characteristics are often mentioned by clinicians as possible risk factors for psychological distress among women with breast cancer, but either these factors have not been evaluated or when they were evaluated, results were inconclusive.
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Number of stressful life events before diagnosis and history of depression appear to be strong indicators of the risk of psychological distress and may be useful for identifying patients with breast cancer in need or more intense psychosocial support.
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