Personal growth and psychological distress in advanced breast cancer
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Psychological distress in patients with advanced cancer.
able in the face of the many losses and uncertainties at the end of life but it is not inevitable as not all patients are psychologically distressed. Some are passively resigned to their death, while other patients are able to confront the challenge actively and find more personal meaning in life such as increased intimacy in their relationships. This latter situation is unlikely to occur unles...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Breast
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0960-9776
DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2008.01.006