title: [Influence of psychological therapy on duration of survival in patients with metastatic cancer].
abstract: The work of A. J. Cunningham has created new perspectives for extension of survival through psychological intervention in patients with advanced cancer. Therapeutic techniques exploiting unique subjective psychic and social experiences may be particularly helpful at the time when life of the patient is threatened by an incurable disease. Psychological therapy should be based on an individual plan for living with cancer. Novel qualitative research and therapeutic methods need to be developed.
authors.affiliation: Samodzielna Pracownia Psychologii i Socjologii Lekarskiej Pomorskiej Akademii Medycznej ul. Rybacka 1, 70-204 Szczecin.
authors.forename: Maria J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Siemińska
authors.forename: Aleksandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zarek
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tyszkiewicz
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012657:Self-Help Groups / Q000639:trends; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome