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Cancer Beliefs Associated with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Neuroendocrine Tumor Survivors.

Charlotte EzrattyElizabeth KesselMichelle Kang KimJenny J Lin
Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal cancer (2021)
NET patients with probable PTSD were more likely to be women with greater physical and emotional burden due to their cancer. Our findings suggest that specific threatening cancer-related beliefs, not disease characteristics, predict a higher risk of PTSD among NET survivors.
Keyphrases
  • posttraumatic stress disorder
  • papillary thyroid
  • squamous cell
  • young adults
  • physical activity
  • mental health
  • social support
  • lymph node metastasis
  • childhood cancer
  • risk factors
  • depressive symptoms