title: Psychosocial variables as prognostic factors in metastatic cancer: a brief review.
authors.affiliation: University of Otago, Dunedin.
authors.forename: Claire C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Paton
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Perez
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008545:Melanoma / Q000523:psychology / Q000556:secondary; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000523:psychology*; D011379:Prognosis; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D012944:Social Support; D016019:Survival Analysis