| pubmed-article:8627642 | pubmed:abstractText | The possible link between psychological factors and length of cancer survival has generated a literature of contradictory findings. Associations usually have not been found when general psychological symptoms are assessed. Associations usually have been found for predictors related to expressive versus repressive emotional coping (e.g., depression, "fighting spirit," hostility, and type C personality); however, even these associations have been relatively small, when compared with those for medical factors. Yet few studies have adequately controlled for medical and treatment-related factors. | lld:pubmed |
