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Perceived stress is associated with a higher symptom burden in cancer survivors.

Melissa MazorSteven M PaulMargaret A ChesneyLee-May ChenBetty SmootKimberly ToppYvette P ConleyJon D LevineChristine A Miaskowski
Published in: Cancer (2019)
Although cancer survivors report a high number of co-occurring symptoms of moderate severity and distress, in the current study, no disease or treatment characteristics were found to be associated with a higher symptom burden. Clinicians need to assess for general and disease-specific stressors and provide referrals for stress management interventions. Future studies need to examine the longitudinal relationships among symptom burden, functional status, and level of comorbidity, as well as the mechanisms that underlie the associations between stress and symptom burden.
Keyphrases
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