One in two cancer patients is significantly distressed: prevalence and indicators of distress

ConclusionsOur results show a high prevalence of psychological distress in cancer patients, as well as a set of problems that indicate the likely presence of other problems and high distress and can help clinicians identify distressed patients even if no routine distress screening is available.

Source: Psycho-Oncology - May 1, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: A. Mehnert, T.J. Hartung, M. Friedrich, S. Vehling, E. Br ähler, M. Härter, M. Keller, H. Schulz, K. Wegscheider, J. Weis, U. Koch, H. Faller Tags: PAPER Source Type: research