title: The paradox of positive thinking.
authors.affiliation: Dana-Farber Cancer Center/Partners, Boston, MA 02115, USA. evanallen@partners.org
authors.forename: Eliezer M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Van Allen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001706:Biopsy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000379:methods*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology*; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012803:Sick Role