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Psychological concomitants of cancer: current state of research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

S. Greer  and
Peter M. Silberfarb
S. Greer*
Affiliation:
Academic Department of Psychological Medicine and Faith Courtauld Unit for Human Studies in Cancer, King's College Hospital Medical School, LondonNorris Cotton Cancer Center, Dartmouth, Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
Peter M. Silberfarb
Affiliation:
Academic Department of Psychological Medicine and Faith Courtauld Unit for Human Studies in Cancer, King's College Hospital Medical School, LondonNorris Cotton Cancer Center, Dartmouth, Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
*
1Address for correspondence: DrS. Greer, Academic Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College Hospital Medical School, London SE5.
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Synopsis

An increasing interest in the psychological concomitants of neoplastic diseases has led to a burgeoning literature in recent years. The present review identifies five major areas of psychiatric research, documents the current state of knowledge, and indicates fruitful avenues for further study.

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Psychological Medicine , Volume 12 , Issue 3 , August 1982 , pp. 563 - 573
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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