title: Pessimism is no poison.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA. lschapira@partners.org
authors.forename: Lidia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schapira
authors.forename: Phyllis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Butow
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Frances
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Boyle
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology* / Q000556:secondary; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology*