Distress in the cancer patient and its association with genetic testing and counseling for hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer

Cancer Research Therapy and Control

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 35-49

  Gritz, Ellen R ^a   Vernon, Sally W ^b   Peterson, Susan K ^b   Baile, Walter F ^b   Marani, Salma K ^a   Amos, Christopher I ^a   Frazier, Marsha L ^a   Lynch, Patrick M ^a  

^a Department of Behavi:iral Science ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Colorectal cancer; Depression; Genetic testing; Quality of life; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RISK; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FAMILIAL CANCER; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0032903642     PISSN: 10640525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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