Interaction of social support and psychological stress on anxiety and depressive symptoms in breast cancer patients.

Dong Gen Liu, Shu Sen Wang, Rou Peng, Tao Qin, Yan Shi, Xiao Teng, Xi Wang, Wei Qing Chen, Zhong Yu Yuan

PubMed · 2011 · 20 citations · 28 references

Abstract

The results of this study suggest that there are strong associations between patients' needs and psychological distress with newly diagnosed breast cancer. Social support might affect these associations in Chinese women with breast cancer.

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