Optimism about cancer enhances mood by reducing negative social relations

Cancer Research Therapy and Control

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 165-174

  Lepore, Stephen J ^a   Ituarte, Philip H G ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Colon cancer; Optimism; Pessimism; Psychooncology; Quality of life; Self presentation; Social constraints; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; COLON CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOOD; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT GROUP;

EID: 0032905995     PISSN: 10640525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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