Psychological response of patients cured of advanced cancer
- 1 November 1976
- Vol. 38 (5) , 2184-2191
- https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(197611)38:5<2184::aid-cncr2820380549>3.0.co;2-9
Abstract
Psychologic testing was performed in 22 patients with advanced cancer (breast, endometrium, testis, lymphoma) who had undergone a complete remission that had been maintained for 5 to 20 years since the last therapy. The reaction to the probability of being cured was measured. The patients' overall attitude was very positive towards life and the future. They had a greater appreciation of time, life, people, and interpersonal reactions. They were less concerned about the nonessentials of life. It appeared that recovery from advanced cancer was a good experience for character development.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit: