[Anguish about death and fear of dying, supportive care for the dying].
During metastatic patient follow up, anguish about death is different from the fear of dying. In fact anguish is unconscious and associated with anxiety, on the other hand the fear of dying is a reaction to the threat of imminent death. Physical pain and isolation are factors that increase the pangs of death. The support of friends and family constitutes a real benefit for the treatment of patients during this period.
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Ligue Nationale contre le cancer, Paris 75013, France. alainbouregba@club-internet.fr
Lebret
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D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology; D001293:Attitude to Death; D005239:Fear; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology; D012944:Social Support