Assessing the psychosocial needs of newly diagnosed patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer: Identifying factors associated with distress.

Newly diagnosed patients with NSCLC are likely to report clinical symptoms of anxiety and depression and have a high number of concerns in multiple psychosocial domains. Resource development for lung cancer patients should be based on their care needs with careful consideration of patients' age, gender, stage, and social situation to optimally support their psychosocial needs during treatment and follow-up.