title: [The role of the mind and survival in cancer patients].
abstract: The role of mind and survival in cancer patients. A relationship between psychological reactions and survival in cancer patients has been shown in several studies. A recent editorial illustrates how interventions providing social and emotional support at the end of life may positively influence the physiological stress response systems that can affect survival.
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authors.lastname: Cura Della Redazione
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D011788:Quality of Life; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D016019:Survival Analysis