Assessment of psychological distress and its effect on quality of life and social functioning in cancer patients

Conclusion: Psychosocial stress associated with cancer and its treatment can impact the QOL and social functioning of the patient and needs to be addressed along with the cancer-directed therapy. Decreasing the symptom burden and distress level by palliative care intervention might improve the QOL and social function.
Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Source Type: research