How psychological therapy may prolong survival in cancer patients: New evidence and a simple theory

Integrative Cancer Therapies

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 214-229

  Cunningham, Alastair J ^a   Watson, Kimberly ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

"authenticity" promotes survival; Mind and cancer; Psychological correlates of survival; Qualitative analysis; Remarkable survivors; Type C

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METASTASIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF ESTEEM; SELF HELP; THEORY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 4143110286     PISSN: 15347354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534735404267553     Document Type: Article

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