Coping style doesn't affect outcome in people with cancer
Psychological coping styles have little important effect on survival or
recurrence in people with cancer. The idea that cancer is influenced by
psychosocial variables goes back thousands of years, and in recent
decades research interest has focused on the role of psychological
coping styles, such as a fighting spirit, in progression of cancer. A
systematic review by Petticrew and colleagues (p 1066) finds little
consistent evidence that psychological coping styles have any effect.
The authors conclude that cancer patients should not feel pressured
into adopting particular coping styles.
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