Psychological response of patients cured of advanced cancer.
Psychologic testing was performed in 22 patients with advanced cancer (breast, endometrium, testis, lymphoma) who had undergone a complete remission that had been maintained for 5 to 20 years since the last therapy. The reaction to the probability of being cured was measured. The patients' overall attitude was very positive towards life and the future. They had a greater appreciation of time, life, people, and interpersonal reactions. They were less concerned about the nonessentials of life. It appeared that recovery from advanced cancer was a good experience for character development.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001318:Authoritarianism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007352:Insurance, Life; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008910:Minnesota; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011584:Psychology; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012659:Semantic Differential